TIME IS PRECIOUS AND PRICELESS

IF there is one thing that we can give that is free yet invaluable, that is our time. Time is precious, time does not stand still, and it neither halts nor waits for anyone. 

A thought that came to mind today, because of a situation a friend was in. She a very young girl booked her new car, a brand new Lexus (absolutely gorgeous machine). Her excitement of owning the car was uncontainable. Was in the hospital for most part of the day as she was sick, yet when she got the call in the evening that her car was ready, she simply could not wait to collect it. The child needed a ride to the showroom and she needed someone to take her there. She contacted her sister, her best friend and a colleague asking if they could take her. All had excuses to give. Except for the colleague who had a prior commitment, both the sister and the best friend could have helped her out. Every time they needed her, she was there for them, yet when she needed them, they simply did not have time for her. 

For us each moment of our time is precious, valuable. We do not want to waste it and try to do as much as we can in the time we have. But do we show the same consideration and respect to the time others give for us? More than often not, why then is it that if our time is so important to us, we do not give the same respect to someone else’s time. There is a saying that goes something like this ….

“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. You are giving a portion of your life you can never get back”

So if someone is giving us their time, they are giving a part of their life to us, essentially a part of themselves. If we gave a part of ourselves to someone wouldn’t we expect them to treat that part of us with care and respect? We would. If they didn’t we would be hurt and offended. Because that is something that belongs to us it has to be treated well. We forget to give the same consideration to what we get from others.

Sad though it is, this is a fact of life, and all of us knowingly or unknowingly do this at some point in our lives, in fact most of the time. If we made an effort to remember that just as our time is important to us, for others their time is important to them as well. If they have chosen to give us their time, that is because they consider us valuable to them. And if we value ourselves (as they have valued us) how can we devalue the time that someone gives us, by disrespecting and disregarding them. 

So Shaikha my love, here is one that is dedicated to you (As promised… so you can stop complaining that you are not mentioned in my blog). I am glad we got your car today. Hope that you travel long and far in it and that you have a wonderful time driving it. Drive safe!