Timeissaidtobeeternal.Itissaidthatithasneitherabeginningnoranend.Yetmenareabletomeasureitasyears,months,days,hours,minutesandseconds.Theyhavealsogivenmeaningstothewords–past,presentandfuture.True,timehasameaning.Itmoves.Whatwasyesterdayisnottoday.Whatistodaywillnotbetomorrow.Yesterdayisgone.Todayisandtomorrowisyettocome.Yettimeissaidtohavenoholiday.Itexistsalways.
Theentirecreationmovesonaccordingtoatimepattern.Thereisbirth,growthanddeath.Thereistimeforeverything.Plantsflowerandgivefruits.Seasonscomeaccordingtotime.Achildisborn,growsintoboyhood,adolescence,youth,middleageandoldageaccordingtoageandtime.Everymovementofcreationislinkedwithtime.Onecannotgrowpaddyinamonthnorcanachildbecomeanadultinayear.Everythingisfixedtoatime-frame.
Timeisafreeforce.Itdoesnotwaitforanyone.Itiscommonlysaidthattimeandtidewaitsfornoman.Timeismoney.Aminutenotusefullyspentisaneternalloss.Youcannevergetbackthelostminute.Onehastostriketheironwhenitishot.Thetimefliesandneverreturns.Ifyouwastetimeitwastesyou.
‘Timeisthebestmedicine’,saysOvid.Itissaidthattimehealsallwoundsanditevenhealswhatreasoncannot.Allhumanbeingsareemotional.Whennegativeemotionslikefear,anger,envyandjealousyovertakethem,theylosereasonandactinhasteleadingtoseriousconsequences.Theymayrepentlater,asemotionscooldown.Butthedamagedoneisdoneandremainsforever.Eventhatdamagecanhealwiththepassageoftime.Peopleinvolvedmayforgetandforgive.Thatistheimportanceoftimeanditshealingtouch.
Timeissaidtobeawisecounselor.Passageoftimeallowsanindividualtogrow.Thisgrowthgivesexperience.Experiencehelpsdecisionmaking.Timeremindsyoutoactandtoactwisely.Thewisestmakeuseofthetimefruitfully.Itissaidthatthewisestgrievethemostatthelossoftime.
Thosewhodonotknowtheimportanceoftime,wasteitorrathertheyspenditdoingnothing.Thereisaproverbwhichsaysthatkillingtimeisnotamurder;itisasuicide.Itmeans,bywastingtimeoneisnotharmingothers.Ontheotherhandoneisharminghimself.Ordinarypeoplemerelygoonthinkinghowtospendtheirtime.Thewiseandtalentedmakeuseofitfruitfully.
Somepeoplealwayscomplainthatthereisnotimefortthemtodoanything.Thatisnotcorrect.Ifonewiselyplanshisactivities,therewillbetimeforeverythinghappeningaccordingtotime.Amanwhoisapartofnaturecannotcomplainagainsttime.Timeispowerful.Itconquersall.Menareonlytoobeyit.Mancannotsaythathehasnothingofhisown.Timewhichisvaluableisallhisown.
Ifyouarenotontimeandmissthetrain,youmissitfore-ever.Soalsothetime,onceyoumissit,itfliesoff.Youcannevercatchit.Henceitiscalledfleetingtime.Letuslearntouseourtimefruitfully.Thisisthekeytosuccess.