It was boring and time-wasting, reading a subject, which is not so interesting but important. For children, everything needs to be told and get done in those few minutes before they get carried away.
‘Beating around the bush’, in other words, is expressing matters logically. However, being logical to illogical person did not make sense at all.
To sound more polite or to avoid shock at some unusual things, it is better to avoid being direct and to the point. These are how we express events and thoughts, be it in writing and speech.
Short – to the point and catchy, is the preferred words, especially in the social networking sites. People had different amount of time as well as understanding level.
We want to know everything in the least time taken. The world’s moving fast, we say. For adaptability, we should be able to follow the new norms. But that’s hard. Does that mean all things should be short and specific? It is for you to decide.
Although that is not what I am writing this piece. Let me tell you something about prayer:
It was lunchtime; my son was eagerly waiting for what is going to be served. His mother had prepared ‘chapatis’ for him, before heading for work. We mostly had rice for every mealtime. For starters, chapatti is a flatbread made from stone-ground whole meal flour.
With his hands folded, my son said his thanksgiving prayer, before he began eating. We thank God for giving us meal every day. But that day, this was how he prayed.
“Lord, thank you for the chapatis. Please bless our chapatti to be our source of energy. Bless Mommy’s hand for making this chapatti. Give us this day our daily chapatti. In the name of Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!”
If you see, it’s chapatis, chapatis… along the way. He knows what he was saying. So, he was praying or expressing his gratitude specifically, I would say.
When the mind is pure, and we know exactly what we wanted, this is the likely outcome. We can pray for the whole world or the whole planet too. We should also pray specifically, if we are burdened about something, very heavily in our heart. For it would provide relief from shouldering our burden too.
Being specific in our prayer meant that we are clear about what we wanted to say to God, which is a good thing. While praying for the whole world is more than a good thing to do, sometimes, we need to be specific about certain things.
Generally speaking, in that very short span of our invested time, it might be possible that we missed some of the very important ‘add-ons’ that comes with the big catch. The ‘add-ons’ can serve as a bridge to our next move.
It is a known fact that big investments take time. We should be willing to wait for the big thing to happen. In this fast moving world, it is necessary to take time out for ourself.
By being specific and well chosen words, we are following the norm. It also meant that one is clear and confident about what was expressed.
