by Thobile Nyawo
Invest time now and not tomorrow. The saying that “time and tide wait for no man” means different things to different people. To some, it is precious and important while to many others, it is common and available when the need arises. The right essence of time is really in the doing and not in the waiting. A time spent in doing something worthwhile always comes back fruitfully. What cannot be allocated time is indeed not worth doing. Certainly, a person who invests time reading and writing is expected to acquire sound knowledge and writing skills. Time is life. He who wastes time has not only wasted life but has also injured eternity. A person who wastes time in doing nothing will eventually end up being nothing. There is no two ways about that.
The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. Worthy to note, time is the currency of the world. Anything one devotes much time doing largely determines what one is going to be in the future. If one decides to spend most of one’s time in running, one will certainly become a good athlete. Again, if one spends one’s time in dancing, one will definitely become a good dancer. There is time for everything. There is time to work and play. There is time to read, socialize and to sleep, everything has its own time allocation. When one uses the time for reading to sleep, one abuses that particular time. When one does the right thing at the right time, one manages time effectively. The end result is always rewarding and result-oriented.
Whether fleeting or standstill, time goes around and fails to come around. Time wasted can never be regained. Invest time now and not later.
2020 is over, the question is how are we planning to use our time in the coming days in 2021? I understand that 2020 was beyond our control but the most important lesson is the whole world stood still due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the clock kept on moving. We all have 24 hours per day it depends on how you want to invest in it. Time is precious and invest in it now because tomorrow is not promised to any man.
Time is among the very few things that once lost can never be recovered. The truth about time and money, is money once lost can be regained but time lost is lost forever. Time is precious. It is invaluable. It is one of the powerful factors. Our life is measured in terms of time. We grow in time, live in time, and perish in time. Time is fleeting. It is changing. It never stops. Neither does it wait for anyone. Time once lost is lost for ever. Time moves at its own pace. It cannot be commanded. So, we should be careful about the importance of time. We should never waste it. We are successful in life only when we make the best use of time. Time is the most influential. Lost time is never found again. When you are young, eager, and full of beans, you rarely contemplate how precious time is. You just live and revel in life, devoting almost all your time to the things that you are keen on doing. We show so much impatience looking forward to our birthday and hate those hapless few days that feel like ages.
Invest your time in important things that can help you to grow or with people who will challenge your thinking. Time is precious.
Thobile Nyawo is an award winning entrepreneur, born in Ingwavuma, North of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. She lost her parents at the age of 17 years old and she relocated to Johannesburg to study. Nyawo is a young, gifted, persistent businesswoman and accomplished public speaker. Expect to find her on various stages engaging audiences and sharing her story. She thrives on speaking to audiences because she’s passionate about sharing everything she has learned and experienced on her entrepreneurial journey, as it relates to work ethic, attitudes, personal and professional development.