Time Management

Aum Sairam

Sri Sai Baba prescription for prudent time management

As we have entered the New Millennium, it is pertinent for all of us to get an in-depth knowledge of Time which is very precious and valuable.

Man has got 24 hours in a day at his disposal. We should make use of this extremely precious time in a useful and wise way. Sri Sai Baba has recommended the following:

6 Hours for Sleeping
6 Hours for Exercise
6 Hours for Social Work (Seva)
6 Hours for Spiritual activities and chanting God’s Name

Time is God. Time wasted is life wasted. We should not waste time [even a second] in worldly pleasures, like idle gossiping [idle man’s workshop]; gambling [money-waste workshop]; smoking; drinking, etc. Instead, utilize this holy time in chanting God’s name, like Ram Ram, Sri Sai, Allah Allah, Sai Ram Sai Ram, Jesus Jesus, etc. We can also serve the society in feeding the poor, building schools and hospitals and imparting education for the under privileged children.

To know the exact time, we all make use of watches. Let us describe this Watch in detail:

Adhering to Time is equally important especially in Government and corporate offices, Business establishment and in Examinations. See the example: An examination commences at 9 a.m. and ends at 12 p.m. Exactly 3 hours are there to complete the question paper. After 12 p.m., the invigilator takes away the answer sheet. Here, we can say, In Time, take Time while Time doth lost for Time is no Time when Time is past.

We should forget the past and think of the present as according to Zarathustra:

Yesterday is beyond repair.
Tomorrow may never come.
Today alone is ours.
Hence, make the best use of it, as it is our sole, sure possession.

Whatever good work we intend to do, we should do it immediately, without postponing, as the future is uncertain.

One year comprises of 3, 15, 36,000 seconds. Each second must be made the best use of in a very productive way.

There is:
1 year of Happiness
12 Months of Joy
365 Days of Prosperity
8760 Hours of Progress
525600 Minutes of Good Health
31536000 Seconds of Love

We may conclude that as human beings, time is a precious gem gifted generously to all of us by God. We should make fruitful use of the Time in terms of Hours, Minutes and Seconds by serving our beloved Lord Sai and remember him ever in life in conversation by putting His noble teachings to practice.

THE UNIVERSAL GUIDE
We should WATCH our
W = Words
A = Actions
T = Thoughts
C = Character
H = Heart

Allah Malik