"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Theresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein" ~ H Jackson Brown Jr, from Life's Little Instruction Book

So I'm sitting here thinking what to put for this morning/afternoon...its been a rather empty day so far, I hadn't done very much aside from go to lecture, watch some videos and cook some instant mee, which I'm eating right now. I had been thinking, that there really was nothing to do except work, and I definitely didn't feel like working. Then it struck me to perhaps do a quote about Time.

Because this is such an immensely long excerpt from a book, I figure I won't retype it out, but instead will just jump straight to the 'interpreting'. Speaking for myself, I say I definitely pay attention to this quote mainly because it talks about something which I find myself thinking more and more about - the fact I feel that I have no time.

"-you have exactly the same number of hours-" This particular sentence struck me. My first reaction to this sentence was 'Yes, but times were different back then. I'm studying for one, and society as a whole has mostly changed to one where the average workday is considered 9 to 5, something that wasn't really there for most of the illustrious people mentioned in the excerpt. Also Mother Theresa (or is it Teresa?) more or less dedicated her life towards a single purpose, something that I'm not exactly doing."

But after a few moments of deep thought, I realised that all these were merely excuses of sorts. I realised I DO spend a lot of time doing things that are unecessary, and do not really serve to further my self-development or academics...or anything for that matter. And while I did think earlier that there was nothing to do except work, it was in perfect contrast to my feeling that I had no time. In truth, I have a lot of time. In fact, this semester is considered by far to be the easiest semester ever. 

This excerpt is indirectly saying to us that we have an abundance of time which we do not really see. I'd wager there are plenty of people in the world thinking the same thing as me, that we have no time when in truth there is a lot of time that we just simply aren't using well. When we think there's nothing to do, there's actually plenty that can be done...we just have to put some effort into finding out what to do. The times have changed, but this quote isn't just telling us off because we're complaining, its telling us to get off our behinds, and go do something instead of complaining.

So after this meal, I might just do a bit more studying again. Or maybe I'll sort out my bed, or clean my room, anything that'll benefit me in the long run. Entertainment does have its place, but too much of it sucks up too much time that could otherwise be used for something productive.

On a side note, I figured maybe today was a good time to post one of my favourite uplifting tunes. So here is the Youtube link to "Its Your Day' by Yiruma! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JRlr2BNh4A) It isn't a vocal song, its just piano, and Yiruma is a very good South Korean pianist. So do have a listen, and once again, for anybody who does read this in the future, it'd be good to hear what YOU think about anything on this blog. 

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Note: The Song is actually only 3 minutes, 30 seconds long or so, but the youtube link is 9 minutes long. So when it ends, you can close it, the remaning 5 minutes and 30 seconds is just pure silence.