We often hear our politicians talking about how much it's going to cost to do this or that.
Millions, billions and trillions of rands are spoken of in a way that makes me wonder if these people are actually aware of how big those numbers really are.

Lets convert to time and gain some perspective.

1 million seconds = 11,5 days

1 billion seconds = 31,7 years

1 trillion seconds = 317 centuries

Think about it and chew on that for a moment.