Post 13 Make hay while the sun shines
Hay is grass that has been cut and dried, especially for use as feed for horses and cows. Sunlight is needed to dry the hay. To make hay while the sun shines is to take full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts. In the next moment, the rain may come and the opportunity to dry the hay would be gone. Thus, we must always grasp whatever golden moment that comes along and never let it go. Make full use of it. If we hesitate, the opportunity will be lost at the twinkling of an eye.
If I may digress for a moment, the wife of a very influential husband lamented on the inconstancy of human relationships. At the peak of their life, a mere mention of a leaking roof at home to a friend would see workers doing the repair work the next day; the casual mention of a faulty lamp or plug would mean that someone would be proactive enough to call for an electrician to repair them. It was a time when friends were so helpful and obliging.
However, by the time the power of her husband was on the wane, their visitors were few and far between. This prompted her to send an article to a newspaper, in the 1980s, using the proverb Make hay while the sun shines to sigh with feeling.
Nevertheless, we must view the proverb at its proper perspective. It encourages us to do something worthwhile to achieve success while there is still an opportunity. We are to strike while the iron is hot.
29 September 2009
This lifetime will never come again, it is precious and irreplaceable. To live without regret,make hay while the sun still shines! :)
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