Wasting time
Time is an important entity of this universe. We live in space and time. Time is described in many ways by people of different thoughts. I do think of time as registered by our brain in comparison to the outside world. From our childhood, we are told time is very important and we should use it wisely. Time becomes important when you are competing with someone and considering time as the only resource which is provided to all the people likewise. The reason for participation in a competition is a different debate altogether and out of scope in this article.
Lets take an example. Two men are preparing themselves to compete in a duel. They have the same amount of time until the match. Lets assume that they are of same intelligence and have the same productivity in terms of time. When i talk of productivity, i want to be discreet about its meaning. Same productivity here would mean that if you are given a task which you complete in 2 hours, the other person with the same productivity will perform the same task in 2 hours as well. Same goes for intelligence. Now that we are clear about the other factors, if we factor in time and keep it same for both the candidates. The odds of winning the duel for the both participants are same.
Now if the parameter of time is changed for one person such that he practices one hour extra than the other person while he sacrifices his sleep brings his odds of winning to a better percentage. Whereas the other person while remaining constant in his factors loses odds of winning the game. So, whenever a person advises the other person that one should not waster his/her time, the person is saying it from a point of view where he/she thinks that conquering time element alone is the key to success. A lot of time can be spent on gathering knowledge before the actual process can be started. The other factors of intelligence and productivity are not taken into consideration while advising on the time factor.
Intelligence is a factor which itself is not indivisible. A person can be intelligent in one area and can act dumb in another. e.g. a scientist may not be good at playing chess but he can surely invent something which would show his prowess in intelligence. Here intelligence is dependent on knowledge as well as experience. A doctor who is recently graduated may have the necessary knowledge but his lack of experience might hinder him in achieving his required objectives. There are number of factors on which intelligence depends like parents, genes, company, thought process etc
A time is designated as wasted when someone feels guilty about it spending it on something which might have brought him some acclamation or accord. This brings me to the point where i can safely declare that the wastage of time is a relative thing rather an absolute thing. Watching TV can be wasteful if you are thinking of losing revenue in terms of bills and a cause of distraction from work, which is again related to revenue. The same event can be praised by someone who thinks that watching TV is a good stress reliever from work resulting in increased productivity and better mental health.
The thoughts are powerful tool of mind to understand the world and environment around us. The thoughts of happiness and sadness form the character of mind as it responds to the events occurring in one's life. The thought arises and settles down in the ocean of mind stirring activity of happiness or sadness which is ultimately absorbed by our consciousness. All that exists is your experience of life. The quality of life increases much more if you know that there is no such thing as wastage of time but only the passing of time.
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