Sands Of Time (by Parul Sharma)
A beautiful story on how to manage your time effectively and avoid procrastination.
A beautiful story on how to manage your time effectively and avoid procrastination.
There was a little girl named Annie. She was hard working, intelligent and was always ready to learn something new. Ms Miller, her music teacher at school, encouraged her to learn playing the piano. Annie was a fast learner and quickly followed the music lessons at school. Ms Miller advised Annie to practice the lessons again at home. Soon Annie's exams approached and she slowly lost her focus on the piano. Ms Miller was concerned and spoke to Annie about the same. Annie said,"Ms Miller, I really want to play the piano, but I am very short on time. There is homework to finish, and the exams are about to start as well. I am unable to find an hour to practice the piano everyday". Looking at Annie's worried face, Ms Miller replied,"Annie, I understand your problem. You have a lot to achieve in one day, and finding an hour at a stretch, to practice piano everyday will indeed be difficult. But if you practice for 10 minutes in morning before leaving for school, 10 minutes after coming back, then 15 minutes after finishing the homework, another 10 minutes before starting your dinner and final 15 minutes before going off to sleep, you will definitely make it". Annie wasn't sure, but she tried following what her teacher said. To her own surprise, she was playing piano even during her exams and yet doing everything else in time. So when Annie thanked her, Ms Miller replied,"If you will look for time in plenty, it will just slip like sand from your hand, but if you can find small intervals in between, you will never run short of it." Annie now plays several instruments as she learnt to find time in between her busy time table.
