I must say it is really quite difficult to post regularly in this blog,
this should be taken as an admission of inadequacy.. but am talking
about how treacherous it is to embark on a journey of being a jack of
all Trades and still have a strong conviction of being a master of
all....or put in another way crowning yourself King of
super-multi-tasking!
You see once you have a myriad of obligations that you have imposed on
your self with the hope of at one point in the near future doing it big
in multi-platforms you consequently find yourself speeding towards the
biggest ailment that no physician handles; the habitual latecomer!
Time is unarguably the most important resource that humankind has ever had, it is with time that life is planned, and all manner undertakings if not time-bound aren't realisable. I mean it doesnt really matter if we plan our time out since time will always go on..once the clock ticks one minute, its gone! forever...... there's no going back to correct that small error that you did that made such grave damage to your next hour, no.
Most people if asked to make a list of things they did, or interestingly, things they didnt do in the past that they regret, or are ashamed of would produce quite a number....it still is one discovery that we have make; the time-moving machine...hehe; one that allows you to go back and forward in time! that surely would be tremendous; can you just imagine changing that thing that you still think you could have done better? or when they misunderstood you? or that lie that you so innocently fell for? or maybe that brilliant idea.. that you didn't invest in... life would be so awesome
But lets face it....time is so precious....and it is always running out.... there is not enough time to work, have fun, visit family and do charity; not to mention attend church! we are so busy.... I even think that most people spend most of the time doing things they don't like; like that elementary school teacher who'll work 12 hours a day, or most of present day lecturers who run between pseudo-university colleges and third floor institutions to make ends meet, most legislators who had to attend higher education and learn to improve their language skills just to be nominated, not to mention loads of busybodies in the public service whose only hope of not being retrenched by technology is the tribal shield that their bosses proudly don.
It's interesting that we get late, even doing our most basic chores, like say having a late lunch....waking up.....a quite unique characteristic that only humans have. birds are never late, the dog never checks its watch... oo probably its because we are busy.....Question is what are you busy about? when doing all the planning we make a list but most important is setting priorities...even the Universe itself didn't reach here all at once....
Time is unarguably the most important resource that humankind has ever had, it is with time that life is planned, and all manner undertakings if not time-bound aren't realisable. I mean it doesnt really matter if we plan our time out since time will always go on..once the clock ticks one minute, its gone! forever...... there's no going back to correct that small error that you did that made such grave damage to your next hour, no.
Most people if asked to make a list of things they did, or interestingly, things they didnt do in the past that they regret, or are ashamed of would produce quite a number....it still is one discovery that we have make; the time-moving machine...hehe; one that allows you to go back and forward in time! that surely would be tremendous; can you just imagine changing that thing that you still think you could have done better? or when they misunderstood you? or that lie that you so innocently fell for? or maybe that brilliant idea.. that you didn't invest in... life would be so awesome
But lets face it....time is so precious....and it is always running out.... there is not enough time to work, have fun, visit family and do charity; not to mention attend church! we are so busy.... I even think that most people spend most of the time doing things they don't like; like that elementary school teacher who'll work 12 hours a day, or most of present day lecturers who run between pseudo-university colleges and third floor institutions to make ends meet, most legislators who had to attend higher education and learn to improve their language skills just to be nominated, not to mention loads of busybodies in the public service whose only hope of not being retrenched by technology is the tribal shield that their bosses proudly don.
It's interesting that we get late, even doing our most basic chores, like say having a late lunch....waking up.....a quite unique characteristic that only humans have. birds are never late, the dog never checks its watch... oo probably its because we are busy.....Question is what are you busy about? when doing all the planning we make a list but most important is setting priorities...even the Universe itself didn't reach here all at once....
“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. an alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.”
Photo: courtesy of BizexpoCentre― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper
