Daylight Saving Time — A Futile Exercise Against Nature and Logic

“Time and tide wait for no one,” goes the old saying. Yet, human beings have repeatedly tried to defy both — and in the process, have made time itself a victim of our misplaced ingenuity.

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A Century-Old Relic

Daylight Saving Time was introduced over a century ago, first in Europe and then in the United States, as a wartime measure to save fuel and optimize daylight hours. During the First World War, it was believed that adjusting clocks could conserve coal used for lighting and heating. Though the war ended, this practice stubbornly survived — spreading across continents and calendars, long after its original purpose had faded into history. Even today, countries across Eu ...