When we talk about “Time,” we will immediately think of some slogans like “Time is Money”; “Time is the only thief who steals our lives legally” and so forth. We are right! Time can generate two main results: negative or positive. In effect, the only thing that we must remember is “Time is also able to generate our results.” How could it be? Can you find out the answer to such easiest question?
Let me give you one example about my life when I was a child. Since I was born, I have been considered as a poor child. I did not even have the money in my pocket, when I went to school. Money at that time was the most important thing in my life. When I obtained the first grade in class, my family always gave me some money as a gift. I kept all of my money in one wallet where I put it in a very secret place. One day, when I counted my money, I found that it was reached to 100 USD. So, I automatically asked my dad for an exchange because I really wanted to see 100 USD note. I was so happy with this amount of money. Almost everyday before I went to bed and after I got up, I always went to see my money. One day, I felt really unusual; I wanted to see my money in the afternoon. I did not know why, but when I reached my wallet and I found nothing in it. I almost fell on the ground. I did not have any ideas about it. Where should I have found it? I sought out every where in my house and still I found nothing. I was really afraid of my parents knew about this. I decided not to tell them. At last, the time came. When I was hurry to put my money into the wallet, I did not pay attention. It fell down into the bottom of my wardrobe. Accidentally, I did not realize about it.
Time could generate a good result for me. However, if I told my parents immediately at that time, I was surely blamed. There were two result of TIME: ‘if I waited, I won and if I told, I failed.’ Now, I hope all of you do understand clearly about how time can generate something. By the way, I also want to tell you about the other meaning of this word. Again, when I was young, I sat down on the floor and did my homework on a very small chair. I felt of having my own house, becoming a very popular person and traveling abroad. I really wanted time to move faster, because I want to see who exactly I am in the future. Now, I am a man who can live on my own. I feel of something different. I see that the time is moving faster and faster. One day is a blink. Sometimes, it makes me afraid of myself and sit back to relax before I start to do something. Of course, I want to see the result of my PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification and scholarship, but my expectation is limit. What I have waited to see is what I have thought of renewing.
Time can take us to a very near future, but it can also grab our hands to the deadlock. Although, could you tell me that we can live without time or not? Our response must be NO. We can not live without it but we do not want it to move forward. Do you think like what I thought? You see, “I thought” was in the past and “you think” is at the present time. The time has also passed while you are reading this small text.
Paradoxically, time is the only thing that we want to know and see every day, but it was also the thing that we do not want to see and know. From time to time, people can always have options in their lives. First, they decide to move forward quickly and directly and second, they decide to stop and wait to see what is going to happen next like what I have raised as an example in my case. Wish all of you have a good luck and great days during the Pchum Ben Festival. Oh, I forgot. Please say it quietly because Pchum Ben’s day is not coming yet. So, do not let TIME knows about it. Just kidding, please enjoy your day!
“Don’t wait for TIME, Do best to make TIME wait for us”
By Sochheka Ong
05-Sep-2007
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