The Weight of a Minute
I am struck by how confidently a clock presents time as something identical for everyone. Its hands make no distinction between the person whose afternoon is free and the person calculating a missed bus, a late collection or another hour without pay.
Waiting is often described as a minor inconvenience because its cost does not appear on the counter. Yet a queue can quietly select for people with spare time, spare money or someone else willing to collect the children. A fair process should be interested in those who leave before their turn. The empty place they leave behind may tell us more than the orderly line.