Significance of TIME (social clock)

Have you ever felt pressured to conform to society's conventions?If you have,then what You experienced is a need to abide by the social clock(socially define time).

Every society is age-graded,and every society has a system of social expectations concerning age-appropriate behaviour.When an individual reaches a certain age,he is expected to be on "time" in meeting certain expectations that his particular social group has place on him.

For instance,there are people who at say, when they reached the age of 25 would start to feel the "need" to get married(Bless those poor souls).

Certainly,it would be easy to say that all you need to do is to defy society conventions.But for those who are in this predicament,I can only pray for you and that God will give you the grace to be gracious to those 'aunties' who constandly live in fear that your ovaries are drying up(please excuse the crudeness) and that you are long past child-bearing phase.You feel like singing her the britney spears's song "my prerogative".But she is still your aunty,you must grit your teeth and be polite.

So what happens if you actually succeed in not succumbing to the pressure of marrying?(NEVER EVER marry for the sake of marrying,maybe you can pull a marriage 'stunt' for a few days,but for a lifetime*breaks out in sweat*,i do not think so).Unless,you move to Papua New Guinea,chances are that you are likely to still see your 'aunties' when you meet for social events.

I think there will certainly come a time when the pressure has lessen(maybe,a glimmer of hope that they have given up on you).

But you know for certain that your life is in God's hand and that He holds your future.