GiftTime

My father K N Sabnis taught me that the best present to give anyone is the gift of time. And till his passing away on 24 December 1994, he practiced what he preached. He would take great pains to visit people in their good as well as bad times. When it was not possible to visit, he would spend time to pen letters to communicate.

Time is a beautiful gift in life. The time and experience we spend with someone shows its meaning. Time is the best thing we can share with someone. Time is the resource that we all have in equal measure. All of us get a full 24 hours every day.

Time is also a precious gift because we only have a set amount of it. We can make more money, but we can't make more time. When we give someone our time, we are actually sharing a slice of our life. And to be able to do is so is to be truly wealthy.

But we do not want to part with our precious resource. Instead, we choose to offer pointless presents and material gifts. The best of intentions are meaningless when the eventual action is the gift of trash or the burden of obligation. Let’s choose to gift our time to everyone in our circle of concern.

Material nor money makes a merry chime

The best present is when we gift our time!

~ Pravin K Sabnis