I like the PPT very much, which I cannot remember whether Mrs. Yap let us see last week or the week before last week. Here I will copy some words and express my own opinions.
It says, “To realize the value of one year, ask a student who failed a year; to realize the value of one month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby; to realize the value of one week, ask an editor of a weekly newspaper; to realize the value of an hour, ask lovers who are waiting to meet; to realize the value of one minute, ask a person who missed the train; to realize the value of one second, ask a person who just avoided an accident; to realize the value of one millisecond, ask a person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.”
Obviously, it tells the value of time, the same time period can be attached to different importance according to different people and conditions; likewise, different period can also be of the same value. It teaches us to treasure time, design time and make full use of time.
However, I don’t think we should spend every second like a narrowly survivor who is surviving, or spend one minutes like an unfortunate guy who is running to the platform and watching the train go away. It’s no doubt that if I do so, my time will be fully and efficiently used, but I can be also extremely worn out. As a result, I may become slow in mind and behavior. That is to make more loss than gain, when we all know that it’s impossible to keep close attention for a long time. Therefore, if we force ourselves to concentrate, it may lead to the opposite effects. We need rest, so does our brain. I think it is better that we make full use of our time efficiently and not madly, instead of value time all like a person who is going to die and want to experience more.
I am not doubting the value of time. I think the value of time is not only lying on the high efficient use but also on the ease, so I would rather be a survivor who has survived and an unlucky girl who has missed the train. If so, I have known the value of time and can distribute my time better than before.
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I totally agree that we should spend time with efficiency as well as with ease. It's enough as long as we know the importance of cherishing time, and there is no need to rush into squeezing every minute. Living a comfortable life doesn't go against treasuring time. That is a different matter.
ReplyDeleteSince we are young, we are taught that time is very important so we should make every minute count. Actually relaxing is also a kind of using time, it can not be called "wasting time". Only you get enough relax can you do something more effictly.
ReplyDeleteWhat in your opinion is time well spent? "Doing nothing' when you extremely tired is time well spent - you nee to refresh yourself. We need to prioritise our activities, not forgetting to set aside time for leisure.
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