There are three things in life that once gone, never come back. They are TIME, WORDS and OPPORTUNITY.
As the saying goes, “Time and Tide wait for no man”. Time goes by relentlessly, regardless of what we do. The clock keeps ticking, life goes on. How we use our time is up to us, whether we manage it efficiently or idle it away.
To some people, time is money and they do not let it go by without doing something that will give them monetary returns. To the dreamers, they day dream the hours away, lost in their dream world. To the old and sick, time drags its feet and to lovers, time fleets by too quickly. As my mum said, “You can never turn back the clock.”
Words are expressions of what we feel. Once they leave our mouths, we cannot take them back. That is why my mum always reminded me that I must think before I speak. But alas, sometimes in the heat of the moment, things are said that are regretted later but it is already too late. The damage has been done.
The advice that one should count up to ten before speaking, especially when one is angry, is worth noting.
The same goes for promises that are made, very often on the spur of the moment. Are you sure you can fulfil what you have promised? A man’s word is his honor. On the other hand, some will tell you that “Promises are made to be broken”. Sadly, this is a fact of life. How often have you found yourself disillusioned because your friend did not keep his promise? You had trusted him implicitly but his words were just bubbles that floated away and burst soon after. Honor is a rare gem these days.
What about opportunity? The adage “Strike while the iron is hot” comes to mind. However, it is not always that one can recognize an opportunity when it presents itself so it is lost. Thus the saying goes “Opportunity does not knock twice.” It takes an astute man to recognize an opportunity and to seize it there and then. Only then are fortunes made. Not all of us are astute.
I would like to think that we can find the time and the opportunity to say words of kindness to someone that will make a difference at that point of time. Who knows, you may save a life, or bring hope in the depths of despair.
Nowadays I like to stop and take the time to smell the roses, which thankfully, I do have in my garden. The pink ones have a very distinctive, sweet fragrance but unfortunately they do not last longer than a day.
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