For Opportunity & For Chance

 He whispers to the clock on the wall to move its hands a little faster.

The time is almost here!

He whispers to the clock on the wall to chime a little faster

The time is almost here!
He whispers to the clock on the wall to move its hands a little slower.

The time is finally here!

He whispers to the clock on the wall to chime a little slower.

The time is finally here!

But he was caught up so much in perfecting the moment, calculating every moment, every second, analyzing the details... He gave up his opportunity.

The clock whispers back to tell the man that it can't move its hands any faster.

The time has already past.

The clock whispers back to tell the man that it can't chime any faster.

The time has already past.

Oh well... Maybe next time he'll look a little closer.

Author's Note

Are we focusing on the wrong details?