Spirits can be helpful or vindictive, good or evil or something in between. The world of the spirits is reflected within you. Meditate upon this now. To them Time is a measurable thing, to be broken down into units and more smaller units to regulate their lives. This way has no meaning, and is futile.
Time is infinite and forever.
You must learn to see the river, the whole river in its entirety. When you can grasp all of time you can control how you think of it. You can slow it down so that you can act faster. You can glimpse the past, and the possibilities of the future. On this path each will learn much about themselves, others, and the world.