The best (or the worst!) thing about morals and sayings is that almost every moral or saying will have an equally popular but opposite moral or saying! There are so many examples of that!
One person may say “All good things come to those who wait ” while another will say
“Time and tide wait for no man” These patterns are called Opposite proverbs!
Here are a few! Wise men think alike is more of less opposite to Fools seldom differ!
One of the most popular adage is, ‘The best things in life are free’ which is opposed by another famous proverb, ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch!’
One of the most famous is, ‘Slow and steady wins the race’ which is antagonized by ‘Time waits for no man’!
The only thing which I have been able to decipher is that life is not just a single proverb or principle! It is a balance of the opposites! Unless you have a proper balance, it will not work! Like the Deva and Asura (or more accurately Sura and Asura)!
One of the constant advice given by elders and your teacher or boss is usually to finish your work in time and not to procrastinate!
Now everyone knows Procrastination is the act of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so. It is often perceived as a negative trait due to its hindering effect on one’s productivity, associated with depression, low self-esteem, guilt, and feelings of inadequacy.
But there is a catch here! It can also be considered a wise response to certain demands that could present risky or negative outcomes or require waiting for new information to come!
In fact there is a new term which is almost as bad as Procrastinate which is in fact almost the opposite meaning!
So this is the act of completing tasks as soon as possible even if it costs extra effort or the quality of the outcome deteriorates!
Some people may use this approach in order to avoid the anxiety and stress of last-minute work!
In some areas this faster but inefficient completion of work is actually considered an unhealthy behavior pattern and is accompanied by symptoms such as conscientiousness, eagerness to please, and high energy!
It has been observed that people who do this may try to find shortcuts to be more efficient and productive, but it may result in outcome which is inferior or
undesirable! The action is impulsive and close to reckless!
The term which describes such a feature is now known as Precrastination!
So if your boss or teacher or parent is telling you to hurry up or Precrastinate! Tell them that it is not advisable! Of course do not procrastinate also for too long! Go for the balance! I have recommending a new term for that balance! Crastinate!
Balanced or crastinated (not a real word but it fits! So I am thinking that if it used regularly then it will be accepted in the ever expanding English vocabulary!) performance also was of birthday celebrity Makarand Deshpande! You may not know him by name if you procrastinate and not search in Google but if you Precrastinate, you will instantly ‘crastinate’ and recognize him!
Now if you want crastination in your life then sleep on time! Neither pre nor pro!
Shubh Ratri!
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