The adage says, “Time and tide wait for no man“. The changes due to the time are natural. For example, a boy becoming old, milk turning into curd, and so on. In this world, time-change brings about both benefits and losses. Time is a resource. Children are to be educated about the importance of time. A farmer plans agriculture according to the time. People should study well during school days. Men should work as long as they can and earn money throughout their lives. Time lost cannot be recouped.
The six seasons denote the change of time. Thiruvalluvar advises that those who wish to conquer the world should wait patiently for the opportune moment. “Kaalam karudhi iruppavar”— Kural 485. Effective time management is essential for proper planning. People who perform work on time reap more benefits. It is said such people control time, not the other way around. People should adapt to changes as time changes.
Thanneerpalli Krishnan Swamy said in a discourse that some of our deeds yield sins, and the period during which people undergo the pangs as an obvious outcome of those sins can be called “bad time”. It is but natural for people to find fault with the time. Time may bring happiness also due to our good deeds. All are to abide by the dictates of time.
How and when can a person conquer time? Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that actions are being performed in every way by the gunas of prakruthi. “Prakruthey: kriyamanani“ Chapter 3, Verse 27. If people develop more of the sattva gunas, good thoughts will arise in their minds, and they will undertake more virtuous deeds. Through this, they will be liberated from their sins. Once liberated, they will be out of the mortal coil of the physical body and will be out of the ambit of the influence of time.
