25 Fascinating Photos Illustrating the Eternal Power of Time
7:55 PM EDT, March 20, 2021
We are constantly on the go: work, house, children, hobbies.... Days go by and disappear in the abyss of lost memories. The things we did yesterday will very soon fade away. Everything becomes the past that we rarely recollect. The world keeps spinning around and this is just the here and now that we manage to focus on. Counting new wrinkles and grey hairs or celebrating our children's birthdays from time to time we realize how time flies. So slow down for a while and pay attention to all the important things, so you don't miss out on anything. One day it might be too late to regret.
I hope that the gallery of images we have collected will help you picture the idea of time and the inevitability of its work.
#1 The chain to assist climbers (The Zion National Park, USA) has curved such a crevice for years
#2 The pictures sow the great-grandmother (on the left) and the great-granddaughter (on the right). Can you notice any similarities?
#3 Steps somewhere on the Great Wall of China, worn out after years of being walked on
#4 This is perhaps the most frequently petted dog in the world. This relief can be found on the Charles Bridge in Prague. According to the legend, touching the animal brings good luck
#5 The prom and another photo 20 years later. The same dress and the same love!
#6 This is what a table looks like after 20 years of tennis games. Just wondering how many emotions it has witnessed...
#7 They don’t seem to be getting any older (after 40 years of marriage). Only the motorbike had to be renovated
#8 Water, just like time, can be really powerful,. Over the years it has shaped such steps
#9 A bike chained to the tree 30 years ago
#10 The photos were taken 70 years apart. The grandson went to Florence to follow his granddad's trail, who fought in World War II
#11 The favorite towel after 24 years of being used
#12 Stones lifted by growing tree
#13 A grandmother and a granddaughter. In spite of 69 years difference, the holidays seem to be equally enjoying
#14 The sand sacks have been there for 40 years now. Don't they look a bit like stones yet?
#15 This tree was planted at a grave of a woman. After some time it ‘swallowed’ the tombstone
#16 The ghosts at the Union Station (USA)
#17 A couple at their own wedding and, 30 years later, at their daughter's
#18 A penknife used for 40 years and its contemporary equivalent
#19 A half of the division wall was protected by the roof, the other was exposed to the impact of atmospheric conditions
#20 A granddad and a grandson. Both wearing the same jacket and both had the photo taken at the age of 23
#21 A tree that grew through the fence. Even steel couldn't stop mother nature
#22 After 30 years the brothers came back to their hometown of Chernobyl and found their toy car
#23 That’s what 23 years of leaving bikes at the corner have done to the brick wall
#24 Slightly different hair color but sense of humor definitely the same
#25 Someone must have been passionate about music. Isn't this inspiring?
Personally I find the images really moving. I hope they will also motivate you to slow down a little and appreciate every single moment.