Our Most Precious Resource

If I told you put big rocks in a bucket. Would it be full? Now add some stones in around the big rock. Is it full? Add sand in and give it a shake. Is it full? How about adding WATER? Now it’s full. The point is that you do still have time for stones, sand and water besides your main job or task; you can communicate with your family and friends while attending classes, going to your job, and sharing in some voluntary work and still being able to succeed in ALL of them, if and only if you manage your time properly.

You should keep in mind that we as “human beings” are made up of some hours, and when those hours vanish they can’t be repeated. Although some things can be delayed, but at the end there’s a deadline and a death time. So make sure that you do all what you have to do before that!

We can sense the value of time at the end of the semester, when we are squeezed with lots of assignments, make ups and finals. Then, we wish we have more time, so that we can accomplish more. But unfortunately the time is fixed and can’t be changed.

This importance of time was realized by a knowledgeable man when he saw a man who was selling ice while saying “Have mercy on whom his capital is melting!” This man was losing money with the passage of every minute; which is to speed up the melting of the ice.  A more familiar example is the grocery seller, where the passage of the day worsens the quality of his grocery and thus lowering its price.

This importance of the time should be applied by real actions. You should make use of each minute in your day by determining the task you want to do and setting the exact time needed to be accomplished. And most importantly, avoid everything that wastes your time, such as your cell phones, the TV and social media networks. CONTROL THEM and don’t let the control you!

Finally, Regretting will only bear hopelessness, if it wasn't followed by an actual action to avoid falling in the same mistake again. As Orman quoted “you can’t make up for the lost time. You can only do better in the future!”