Use Time and Resources Prudently
Source - WISDOM: January 2019; Vol.47, No. 1
There is hardly any moment in a day from the time we get up when our mind is void of any thoughts. But what kind of thoughts? Most often these are hazy flashes of auto-wandering of our mind in its world of ever-new desires or abrupt imaginations. Anger, excitation, depression, etc are all offshoots of an unstable and wayward mind. It is important to have good mental concentration.
Be that study, writing, research, focused use of any skill or art, everything requires thorough mental engrossment for success. Even the daily chores can't proceed smoothly unless our mind and constructive channelization of thoughts open up the doors to all-conquering win-win achievements along any chosen walk of life.
Time is the most precious resource gifted by Nature to us. But we spend most of it sleeping or in laziness. We shun hard work and won't do things in a planned and systematic manner. When there is some pressure or something of our immediate interest, we get over-enthusiastic and spend all the time in one particular task. This is extreme, which often burns our energy or puts us under stress. And, the moment the pressure or interest is gone, we just slip back to the other extreme - become dull and aimless. Look at the lives of those who have attained success in some field of life. You will find one thing in common - Prudent Management of time.
Equally important is the adept use of available resources. Industriousness, planned budgeting, and thoughtful use of money is the secret of prosperity. Assiduity and controlled use of resources also lend essential support in one's efforts of self-restraint of sense organs and are, therefore, important for self-dependence and self-development. Even a so-called ordinary person may accomplish wonderful things if he checks the wastage of his capabilities; time and resources, if he makes constructive use of all these.
