THEY NOW HAVE 3! YOU STILL HAVE 24!
Indeed, we hardly value anything until we are left with
nothing. Come to think of it, even time! We may never value its worth or treat
ourselves as being worthy enough to have enough time as we currently enjoy. In
spite of this privilege, we still complain on hearing the cockcrow or the alarm
sound at dawn, complaining we never had enough sleep. At work, we wish time
could grow wings and be back at home in a jiff.
Ain't we indisputably spoilt that late in the evening, we
wish we have more time so we could attend to other stuffs lying aimlessly somewhere,
expecting us to be there? Nevertheless, most times, we often buy to the notion
that time is not enough? Imagine! The one complaining of a slow day now hankers
for a longer evening. As long as we are still humans, the fact is, our excuses,
though not good enough will always be entertained by our undisciplined mindset.
Omar Khayyam says; “your
hand can seize today, but not tomorrow; and thoughts of your tomorrow are nothing
but desire. Don’t waste this breath, if your heart isn’t crazy, since “the rest
of your life” won’t last forever”. It is so pathetic that after having a
twin dozen hour to ourselves, we still end up leaving a chunk of this priceless
and precious period underutilized and at times, unutilized.
If you still don't value the 24 hours you get for free,
devoid of any fee, an expected or unprecedented restraint, perhaps, it's high
time you had a rethink. A quick one, I suggest, because someone, somewhere does
not have a say on how he spends his time. As much as he loves and wishes to
practicalize time management, he just can't, because explosions could be heard
at any time.
Prisoners are humans too but the government, through warders
design their timetable whether they are pleased with it or not. Some are so
unsafe that United Nations now plan their time on their behalf; they wish they were
in your shoes! They know how valuable an hour is and would not mind being
assured that there would be a ceasefire for one hour. There you are,
squandering whooping hours when Syrians
in Aleppo city now enjoy only 3 hours of assured peace and bomb less moments
daily. Out of these 3 hours (between 10 am and 1 pm. local time), they
would even want to take a peaceful nap, take their bath, receive aids and
squeeze in other activities if time permits; at least peace is guaranteed
during that three-hour period if the Russian troops stand by their words.
You have enough time now; must you fritter it away? My dear,
get to work! Get yourself busied with something worth your nonrefundable time.
Stop being idle! The Prophet of Islam, (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) in the
hadith of Ibn Abbbas (radi Allahu anhu) says: “take advantage of five matters before five other matters:
your youth, before you become old;
and your health before you fall sick;
and your riches, before you become poor;
and your free time before you become
busy; and your life before your
death”.
Perhaps, you need to commence your rethink with a "Thank
you God" phrase and after that, see yourself as not been better than others.
It could be you! You know; having just 3 hours to call yours every day. They could
be in your shoes too if God wills; Granting
unto them a twenty-four hour daily liberty devoid of panic and grief. Out
of your time though, remember those who have a limited one; in your prayers, on
your social media pages, everywhere you are!
It is not too late, give
God the gratitude for this opportunity and please, turn a new leaf.
Be Grateful! Be Useful and Be More Productive!
Remember: You still have 24 hours daily! Some have less!
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