525,600 minutes
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
In 525,600 minutes
How do you measure a year in the life?
I’ve been thinking a lot about time these days, and the different ways that we mark its passage. I have always counted years from September to September, with the start of each new academic grade marking the end of the old year and the start of the new. When I was younger, I counted the years from Passover to Passover, while others I knew marked birthdays as beginnings and endings. The measure of a year carries weight — it is how we mark milestones, mourning, and growth. It is a significant amount of time broken down into 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,765.82 hours, and 525,600 minutes.