When i was 5 or 6 years old my mother and I were driving to visit my grandparents. This was a 500 mile trip. I was bored and always asking when we would be there and how long til we would be there. My mother told me to try sleeping, if i slept time would go faster. I literally believed this for years to come. When i slept time went faster. The hands on the clock would spin maybe 20-40 % faster than i was awake i estimated
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- that if you had fun, time would literally pass by faster— paul
- i used to think that the faster you go in your car, the faster the car radio went.— Matt
- Whenever my fingers wrinkled from staying in the pool too long, I thought I was aging faster.— The Mortal Elf
- We used to think that if you ran swinging your arms around, you would run faster. — Christine
- Red shoes make you run faster. — Ann B.
- ... i used to believe the more stripes my pair of sneakers had, the faster i would run ...— wilbur