One of the first lessons I learned while in India is that there are no watches. We americans are known for being punctual, on time, never late (except when we go to church) and always on the run. Raju, our host in India told me (jokingly) that "here there are no watches". It seemed like the common answer to "when are we leaving?" was 5 minutes. Everything is five minutes. I'll be back in five minutes, please just five more minutes, we will be there in five minutes. I finally realized after 10 minutes or 15 minutes had passed that the "5 minutes" was just a figure of speach. I soon began to joke about the "5 minutes" took my watch off and just relaxed and went with the flow. Our out door crusades were to start at 7 pm. Rarely did we get going until 8 or 9 pm. What a way to live! Life without time! Just in case you are wondering, flights at the airport were leaving "on time". It looked like the train left "on time", church in India, like in america started on time, but the people arrived late. Having experienced the "no watch" concept, I decided that watches are good, being punctual is good, if you need a reason why I think this way, just look at the confusion and poverty that they live in. It doesn't take a genious to figure out that watches were made for a purpose. Isn't it a joy to serve others?
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