· 25 years sleeping
· 20 years at work
· 17 years pursuing your own interest
· 6 years eating
· 5 years standing in line
· 4 years doing household chores
· 2 years trying to return phone calls
· 1 year looking for misplaced objects
· 8 months opening letters
As you can see, more than half of one’s life is a waste of time doing boring tasks. Only 17 years or 6,200 days are spent on pursuing one’s own interest. Of these, it reaches you in fragments at different stages of your life. So make good use of these times and treasure every minute of them.
For me, the greatest pleasure is learning, sharing and doing what I like.
Singapore parents out there, life is short. While bringing up your children, remember also to have time for yourself doing things you like.
“Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.” by William Faulkner
Posted on September 23rd, 2006 by June
Filed under: Parenting Tips
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