For a very long time I have heard people say as they got older the years seem to pass by faster. As I thought about that I realized there was a simple answer and began to share it when opportunity presented itself. I would generally explain using two examples. The first example is straight forward. Each older year you live is always measured against a longer life lived and thus seems shorter. The second example I give always gets their attention because I compare life lived against a roll of toilet paper being used. As you use paper (each year lived) the roll spins faster because the paper used unwraps from around the core farther. The faster spin with use compares to faster years as you age. I decided to do the mathematics for each example and graph the results and see how my idea compares. The results are shown below.
Year Lived Compared to Life Lived
Year Lived Compared to Cylinder Rotation Speed
I am one of those people with a visual mind and have to draw pictures of my thoughts. I think it is kinda fun. The application is, "Brace yourself because life is going to accelerate you right into eternity." The big question is, "Which path are you on?"
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