Make Hay While the Sun Shines
Literally, 'hay' refers
to grass which is cut and dried in the sun and used as cattle food. Obviously,
the favorable condition for making hay is the sunshine. It cannot be made in
the wet or rainy weather. But metaphorically, making hay is to make good use of
chances or opportunities. "Make hay while the sun shines" is a wise
saying which suggests that we should make good use of an opportunity whenever
it comes and as long as it lasts. Sunshine may be short-lived. It may not last
for a long time. At any time the weather may turn cloudy or rainy. Then we will
lose the chance of making hay. Therefore, we should not miss the opportunity of
making hay while the sun shines. As long as the sun shines, we should make the
best use of it. In other fields of life
also we should make the best use of our opportunities. We should remember that
opportunities are usually very rare; they do not visit us frequently.
Therefore, whenever an opportunity comes, we should try our best to avail
ourselves of it. We should not let any opportunity go away with the belief that
many other opportunities will soon come. If we do that, we may have to suffer
later. We should always utilize our present favorable conditions to perform any
activity of our life. We do not know how long the condition will continue to be
favorable. The favorable condition may any time be unfavorable. Therefore,
instead of waiting for one chance after another, we should make the best use of
our present chance.
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