The Ancient Greeks had two words for time:

1. Chronos = sequential, quantitative time.

2. Kairos = fluctuating, qualitative time Here‚s why need
to understand kairos…

Chronos refers to time as we usually mean it: a sequence

of equal parts. There are twenty four hours in a day, and
each hour is the same length of time. It's what a clock
measures, basically.
Kairos refers to the way in which certain moments are
more important or influential than others. A clock can't
measure that, but it's undeniable that some times are
much more significant than others.
Think about the twenty fours in your average day. Are they
all spent equally? Do they all present equal opportunities?
Of course not. Many of them simply disappear. You look at
the clock and two hours have passed while you were
watching TV or chatting.
While other moments in your day are much more
noticeable. Those ones where time seems to pass slower,
or where - if you do the right thing - there can be
significant consequences, for good or for bad.
This is what kairos refers to: those important moments,
which are *not* equal to other, less critical moments. An
obvious example is something like the birth of one's child,
an exam, getting married, or a job interview.
But kairos doesn't just refer to those life-altering,
memorable occasions. It's about the fluctuation of events
and circumstances which create opportunities. Kairos
measures the *importance* of a particular moment in
time, rather than its duration.
Try thinking about your day in terms of kairos, not
chronos. Which moments are the most important? Which
moments are the most useful? Which moments give you
an opportunity to do something consequential? Focus on
them. Use them when they arrive.
But remember: kairos is ever-changing, because events
and circumstances and people are ever-changing. You
can't control it, just like you can't control chronos time. But
you can *act*. You can take the opportunities to which
kairos draws your attention.
A very familiar feeling to all of us is when, after an
argument or debate or conversation, you suddenly realise
what you *should* have said, but didn't. That moment
when you had the chance to say *just the right thing*?
That's kairos.
Everybody knows that not all minutes, hours, days, or
moments are equal. Kairos puts a name to that
fundamental truth. As Lenin said: in some decades nothing
happens, and in some weeks a whole decade happens.

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