Aspire To Wisdom

Volume 5. Issue 4 November 2005A

“Your online guide to enjoying inner growth, prosperity consciousness
and the infinite realm of abundance that surrounds us in each and every moment.”

Published by Dr. Asoka K. Selvarajah

In its own true light, spirit cannot find corruption and nothing divided.

It can only find peace and direct wisdom.

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There is nothing to practice. To know yourself, be yourself. To be yourself,
stop imagining yourself to be this or that. Just be. Let your true nature
emerge. Don’t disturb your mind with seeking.

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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If you are ever short of time, particularly to get the things
you most want to achieve in life done, then today’s article should inspire you.
It’s all about finding time where and when it presents itself. I hope you will
find it useful.

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Asoka Selvarajah

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Have you ever wanted to write a book, but could never find the time to get started? Or study a course, but never managed to sit down to do it? Our lives are frantic. There’s less time available to do an ever greater number of critical tasks. So how do we ever get around to do what we thirst to achieve in life? Well, one way is to make the most of the moments you DO have. By this, I mean those scraps of time that we esteem so little and throw away without a second thought. Rather than try to block out large amounts of time for your dream project, and never actually getting around to doing it, you can make use of the scraps that crop up here, there, and everywhere. Here’s the truth of the matter. Even a few minutes here or there adds up to a LOT of time. If you don’t believe it, here are some examples… If you spend just a total of 90 minutes a day commuting to and from work, that adds up to 21,600 minutes (allowing for four weeks holiday), which is 360 hours, or 15 DAYS of 24 hours! Now, just imagine how much you could learn if you did nothing but study a subject day and night for 15 days! Or, if you want to be easier on yourself, those 21,600 minutes work out to 45 days, working the hours from 9 to 5. What could you do with all that time? How many books could you read? How many audio courses could you listen to? Your journey to and from work could be used like a sort of mobile university, IF you have the mind to do it. This is why it is sheer folly to either (a) be doing nothing on your commute to work, (b) be listening to your car radio, (c) be just reading the newspaper. Sure. You can just flake out and do some of those time-wasting activities every now and again. However, just imagine what you could feed your mind with if you set about it. Personally speaking, when I was doing a daily commute, I would always take books or audio courses with me. What if you would like to write a book? Well, if you take the train to work, why not spend that time working on it? A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step. There is at least one famous novelist who began by scraping the time from daily commute to work. A number of successful writers have launched their careers in this manner; scribbling down their novel or screenplay during 15 minute scraps of time whenever they cropped up. Time is a precious commodity, and you need to use it wisely. For instance, you can often do two things at the same time. If you have to do some boring administrative task, e.g. a visit to the post office or some other place where you know you might have to hang about (a doctor’s waiting room is another example), why not prepare for it? Why not take a book or audio course with you? Ask yourself this question. How much unproductive time do you spend standing in queues in post offices, government administrative offices, and so on? If you are like most people, the answer is, a LOT! Why not plan for these occasions by always carrying something to learn and engage your mind with? It’s how you used your unplanned time that can make the critical difference in your life. We all have unplanned time. So why not plan to use it from now on? For instance, when I take my car to the mechanic, I often end up hanging around the place for over an hour. It’s a major drag, and I sincerely wish that I could find someone to pay to do it for me. However, I have come to terms with the problem by always taking a book to study. That way, no matter how long it takes them to get around to me, my time was not wasted. I don’t have to just stare at piles of tires and wrecked cars. Here’s another statistic to ponder. If you spend just two hours a day watching TV (and most people watch more), that adds up to 720 hours a year, which is 30 solid 24-hour DAYS. Yes, really. And that’s just in ONE year. Over a ten year period, you have been watching TV for the equivalent of 10 MONTHS, non-stop! That is why some of the most successful business people do not have a TV in their house. It’s a telling statistic that satellite TV is mostly found NOT in the most affluent homes, but in the least affluent. Financially successful people have better things to do than spend their spare time watching TV. For them, “time is money”. However, people who DO have lots of time to waste in front of their TV don’t, as a rule, become very successful at anything. This is not an argument against TV. However, it is an argument in favor of counting the time you spend, and where you spend it. Try to cut back on time-wasting activities, and focus more hours on doing things that take you forward towards your dreams and goals. You can become more aware of how you spend/waste your time by keeping a daily log for a week. Simply record every quarter hour on paper, like a calendar, and then record next to each time slot exactly what you did during that period. The results will surprise and shock you. You will probably stop making the excuse that you “have no time” for this goal or that dream. The fact is that you can MAKE the time for what you want, IF you really want it badly enough. But do you?… In summary, time is THE most important commodity we possess. It’s more important than money, although few people see it that way. Learn to respect it and use it wisely. Learn to squeeze more productivity out of each minute, simple by being ingenious and wise in your use of it. You can waste your time, through lack of awareness, and wonder where it all went. Or you can use it wisely. Remember that the richest and the poorest man in the world both have the same number of hours in the day. It’s how you use those hours that makes all the difference. Copyright 2005. Asoka Selvarajah. All Rights Reserved. Post your Feedback To This Article On The Blog

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