“Positive changes in your personality will simplify attaining higher degrees of advancement. If your efforts, hard work and share are also included in the development, prosperity and goodwill of the country, then be rest assured that you have effectively fulfilled your obligation for the chance which time has granted you.”
Each New Yearcompletely disappears from our imagination leaving us with gifts of few colourful achievements of life and some disheartening failures. The only thing that remains with us is the asset of memories which is our companionduring solitude. Occasionally these memories give us analluringgrin and sometimes the recollections unconsciously bring tears in our eyes. But we cannot disassociate ourselves from these cherishable or sorrowful memories and the world of our imagination continues with them. Time is often termed as ruthless and also acknowledged occasionally as a teacher. But actually it is neither ruthless nor compassionate, it is merely a recess equally granted to every being.
Philosopher and theorist Aristotle has appropriately defined time as: ‘Time is a sweet drink for me which I drink sip by sip. It is its sweetness and delicacy that has given colours to life. Finishing of this enchanting drink is actually culminating chapter of life.’
Time is a priceless blessing. However this is also an unfortunate reality that we utilize it mercilessly and when time takes away the recess given to us, we complain that we did not get time. But have you ever thought that what is the importance of a single minute, which we can consume to accomplish hundreds of small yet important jobs? What to talk about a minute, we are not convinced to keep account of even hours. We have total precedence for entertainment and less significance for work.This is the reason that our parks, restaurants, streets and net cafés are always crammed. It is not incorrect to state that futile entertainment has become a trait of our nation which is suffocating time. And when this time will die, they will leave this world while making hue and cry that time did not give us a chance.
Enjoying wedding ceremonies and other festivities is a healthy activity, but prolonging these occasions with undue hustle and bustle for days and nights should be accepted as waste of time. Furthermore extended customs during these occasions have no match with our religion, traditions and everyday life. But since existence of Pakistan, Hindu traditions are being gradually adopted and appreciated in our society. Our entity has been restricted to books only which are placed in isolated libraries.
Like other nations, we see off the previous and welcome the New Year and enjoy the associated ceremonies. But why aren’t we grieved on the failures of last year? Why not priorities are set for the coming year? Utilising time is is also an exercise which is taught from childhood. In our society, boyhood is merry time. Youth make use of all types of leisure whereas old age is imposed on self before time leaving gossip and television as sole objectives under focus.Our lethargic nature always finds logic to waste time on entertainment in all stages of life.Still there is time that we set right our days and nights. Highlight the importance of time among people around us as well. Teach the children and contemporaries a new way to lead life. Everybody should discipline himself and set priorities in life. Positive changes in your personality will simplify attaining higher degrees of advancement. If your efforts, hard work and share are also included in the development, prosperity and goodwill of the country, then be rest assured that you have effectively fulfilled your obligation for the chance which time has granted you.
EXPERTS’ ADVICES
Experts advise following for leading a better disciplined life with respect to importance of time:
* Keeping in view the basic objectives of life, prepare a daily schedule of activities. Prioritize the entire year’s objectives according to the daily activities.
* Scrutinize the reasons for wastage of time. As far as possible, remain away from such activities which are adopted only for the sake of enjoyment. This will help in accomplishment of important tasks.
* Ensure punctuality. Positively taking into account timing to begin and conclude a task is essential. No task is to be left incomplete and unfinished.
* During journeys and while waiting, benefit from reading books that meaningfully increase your knowledge. Sitting idle is waste of time and prolonging of time causes boredom.
* From early childhood, make children realize the importance of time and present yourself as an example to them. Give them a time table so that they get accustomed to the importance of time from childhood.
* Women should adopt constructive and useful pastimes. Avoid unnecessary waste of time in gossiping and watching TV. Particularly, women can effectively lead a constructive life within the parameters of home.
* The only difference between valuing time and wasting it is that only those lead a successful and contended life who value and respect time. Whereas people who waste time experience tough and complicated problems.
‘Time is the only thing is the world which cannot be saved for us. Neither it is possible to bring back time which has passed.’ Punctuality and respect for time can put any nation on the path of prosperity.
