Do you have time to stop and smell the roses?

"Time as a gift", to me means that the time we have is precious because it could be gone before we know it. Sometimes I feel like Americans use time to their advantage better than any other place, however agreeing with the post by mariguz, Americans are always rushed. Nobody really stops to smell the roses anymore, which is sad. Thinking that time is a gift makes me think of other things that are gifts as well. Money is a gift, even though time is not a material, people use it in different ways as they do their time. All gifts are received in all sorts of ways: it all depends on a single person's preferences, morals and beliefs.

I talked to a boy in my pattern making class who is from Pakistan and he commented on the fact that when he is here for school life is more hectic because everyone is planning their lives down to the very minute in most cases, he is relating to the fact that he has to check when the train comes in the morning so he can get to class on time. There may not necessarily be more going on, however, there is little leeway in the way we, who live in the United States schedule our lives. So for the most part he is saying that "we" are not very flexible, but he wanted to make sure everyone knew that he meant it in the nicest way possible, "that Americans are very productive with their time, but they seem to not take their leisure."