So here is the breakdown of my very great Saturday in HCI. Now no need to add up the hours: it's 13-half.
Today is a day where I could witness both sunrise, sunset, and nightfall, and still go home to sleep. How much more can I ask?
Today is a day where I found out that my mouthpiece had been the culprit, for 1 year, of my salivary-sound on the saxophone.
Today is a day where I spent half-hour trying to connect to the Wireless@HCI.
Today is a day where I could miss the LRT, MRT and bus on the way to school.
Today is a day where I could listen with full attention to a forty-eight-minute-long concert piece.
And today's a day where I could come home just in time to go on MSN, read Trevor's blog and get someone to immediately ask me why I always come online so late. xD Thanks Matt. Now what's so special about all these nonsense.
According to Trevor's blog post, people do not maximise their 24 hours, but only complain about how tiring and redundant homework is. We all usually take for granted what we have, and the sad raw fact is that we only cherish something when we do not have it.
And yes, this is the truth.
There is, however, at least one moment in our lives where we hoped that people would spend their time more wisely.
This moment arrives when someone who you love passes away. At the wake, we all find ourselves saying that 'this person has led a fulfilled and happy life'. We all hope that this loved one has made fullest use of his/her time before departing this life. And as we say the prayers, we see the body in the coffin, we see the Crematorium; then the columbarium, we see the urn - we then hope for ourselves that we would use time wisely.
For today, I have made good use of my time. We all want fulfilling lives. We all want to be happy. And I find that if we all make full use of all our time, and we achieve something big, we would then have lead fulfilled lives.
If you were to live every day as if it were your last, some day you would most certainly be right. A fruitful 3-and-a-half hour band practice. Half hour lunch. 4 hours of ACE work, 1-and-a-half hour CIT Camp Meeting, 3 hours of concert. And safely half hour worth of travelling time in between. Here is the breakdown of my very great Saturday in HCI.
4 comments:
Hmm... Yes, I can relate to Trevor has written on his blog. Sometimes, I come home late from school and before doing anything else, log on to Facebook and promise to spend only 5 minutes there. 5 becomes 10, 10 becomes 15, which becomes 30 and sooner than I realise it, one hour has passed. And then I complain about the heavy workload.
I'm sure we all have these kind of days. Thankfully, I know how to TRULY limit myself now and can prioritise my time.
Great post. I think it's really relevant to all of us students. Oh and by the way, you always do go online very late. xD
Mattheus
*relate to what Trevor has written on his blog :D
Time is precious. Every second, every minute is precious. If we do not organise our stuff, or waste time like mousehunting XD, we will not be fruitful. Even though gaming is important, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, we still must limit our time. Here is a Socratic question for you, is time our enemy or foe? :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Ah people. Sorry for the late response.
Do most people lack self discipline in time management? NO.
We all do.
To address Zhong Sheng's...socratic question. Time is only your foe when you abuse it. Time is a gift, a gift given to all of us.
God gave us the time on Earth to make meaningful decisions. God gave us the time on Earth to help the other children of God, to make their lives more meaningful. God gave us the time to immerse into our luxuries; we are just so so fortunate to live in Singapore. God gave us the time to love your family. God gave us the time to make ourselves a treasure of society, and not a despised outcast. God gave us the time on Earth to make other people believe in Him.
These are all reasons for us to cherish our time. I shall refer from my ANGLES'09 speech, which is entitled 'Time Waits For No Man'. I quoted from a US mayor of Brooklyn, Ohio: "By labour we can find food and water, but all our labour will not find us another hour".
Time is never our enemy. Time is never our foe. Cherish our time and it is the best gift we can ever get.
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