Nomes are small. On the whole, small creatures dont
live for a long time. But perhaps they do live fast.
   Let me explain.
   One of the shortest-lived creatures o the planet Earth
is the adult common mayfly. It lasts for one day.The
longest-living things are bristlecone pine trees, at 4,700
years and still counting.
   This may seem tough on the mayflies.  But the important
thing is not how long your life is, but how long it seems.
   To a mayfly, a single hour may last as long as a
century. Perhaps old mayflies sit around complaining
about how life this minute isn't a patch on the good
old minimutes of long ago, when the world was young and
the sun seemed so much brighter and larvae showed you a bit of respect. Whereas the trees , which  are not famous
for their quick reactions, may just have time to notice the way the sky keeps   flickering before the dry rot and woodworm set in.
    its's all a sort of relativity. The faster you live, the
more time stretches out. To a nome, a year lasts as long
as ten years does to a human. Remember it. Don't let it concern you. They dont . They dont even know.