Time is a unique factor that cannot be altered or rendered when exceeded.
I didn't have to go for any research to put up that definition, it is still sticking to my brain right from my secondary school days. This is the physics definition of time (and maybe I know you are more conversant with time (t) = distance (d) / speed (s).
Nevertheless, in my broader view, there are depths to this (lost time can be re-rendered). I will have to cover an article on this some other time but let's just run with general or layman knowledge in this context.
Have you ever felt like rewinding back to make the most out of lost times? Those days of forcing myself to be a die hard fan.
Your team lost a vital match and you are now watching the replay. How does it feel when you watch that moment that would have turned the match around to your favor?
Maybe a penalty was given within the normal playing time and your player missed it. At such an instance, you will just feel like replacing him with someone else or telling him the direction he should place the ball. Sorry, you can't do anything about that.
Maybe you also have something similar to share and maybe I do too. I set aside this year to pursue some level of growth. Self development can be a hectic task to keep up but in the end, you will appreciate the present results.
Well, I am currently wishing I had attained this height maybe four months earlier. It is like seeing a pending opportunity but the leveraging period is just too short. This ember season would have even made it an added advantage.
The workload is there, the demand is there and although we are still yet to fill the gap of the needed working force, I think I would have personally lifted some work pressure if I was this good some months earlier. Let's not really go into much of that but what I have to note is that I have to adjust and correct everything in the present.
Don't live your life in regret; just see the mistake, adjust or make amends and keep moving. Growth comes bit by bit and sometimes you may have to learn through mistakes. Where there is not room for pause and replay, there is room for improvement.