Hay is grass cut and dried for use as animal food. The
proverb exhorts us to make hay while there is sunshine, that is, to dry the
grass by exposing it to sun, for in Western countries it is scarce. The
figurative meaning of the proverb is that we should make the earliest use of
our opportunities.
In order to attain success in any undertaking, individuals
and must have adequate resources and certain qualities like courage, heroism
and skill. Another important, though uncertain, factor which contributes to
success is friendliness of circumstance, availability of suitable
opportunities. We often observe that admirable qualities and heroic endeavor
come to grief when circumstances are hostile. It is of utmost importance that
ambitious individuals and nations should have an eye for suitable opportunities
and seize them when they occur. As Cassius puts in in Julius Caesar.
There is tide in affairs of men, which taken at flood, leads
on to fortune. But once omitted, all the rest of life is bound in shadows and
misery.
Favorable opportunities do not come often, and it would be
an irretnavable blunder to let them slip by either not perceiving them or
failing to make use of them through cowardice and hesitation.
Mahatma Gandhi had an uncanny sense of right moments for
launching the Civil Disobedience Movement. The ‘Quit India Movement’, for
example for timed admirably. The people were more politically conscious that at
any other time and were ready for action, while the British were engaged in the
war against Germany. Though Gandhi supported the British war aims, he felt that
the psychological moment for dealing a final blow to British India has come. He
was justified in the sequel. The ‘Quit India’ agitation played a decisive part
in hastening Indian Independence. If we read biographies of successful men, we
will find that secret of their success lies in effective time management and
grabbing of the ripe opportunity on time. Conversely, the story of ambitious
men who have failed largely in time is largely the stories of lost
opportunities and futile regret.
Most people miss great opportunities, because of their misperception of time. Don't wait as time can never be just right.Stephan C. Hogks
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