The world runs on time? No, I don't think so. The world runs on MONEY. In reality, the world runs on neither time nor money, but on it's own schedule of cycles, regardless of the "hour" or revolutions of the planet. The Sun will come up each morning (unless you're living in the poles) and the moon will come out each night. Somehow, humans have stuffed the magic of this world into a box. This box has no detailed facets. It's just a box.

This box has a sticker on the top with a sign that reads; "money."

Somewhere, someone ships "the box" to someone else. That person then ships to another person. Everyone touches the box. Everyone opens it, looks inside, closes the lid, tapes it back up, then ships it to the next person. No one touches the contents. Everyone pays to see them. What makes the world go round? The sights, or the passing of money?

If the world was what made the world go round, the box would sit open for all to see, people removing and replacing the contents in equal exchange.

Yet the world is sealed in its box. People pass the box for money, hoarding the entirety of the world for their own amusement, but not touching for fear of lost "value."

What makes your world go round?