“First things first”

“First things first” is a phrase used in Stephen.R.Covey books..

In simple terms it means to identify what should come first in life..

At a deeper level it means to organize things that need to be attended or prioritizing your schedule..

Whether at office or at work or at home any one who is organized makes life easier for ones own self and everyone around as well……Being organized is easier said than done…But once you get organized you will never want to stay un-organized, that is once you learn the beauty of it..

Of course one cannot be defined as an organized person unless he is organized in all spheres of life..

Religon,work, family life, house hold chores etc etc……..

Many a times we delay things or postpone things to be done later…and its not rarely that things postponed are forgotten or never attended…and further we sometimes face consequences for postponing things…which could have been avoided had we attended it in the first place…

This happens, cos we fail to identify what should come first, what is important.

I would like to present a simple example. Very recently near my computer a kid was playing with water..He was big enough, I knew he will not spill water over the computer. When he finished playing he kept the little mug of water near the computer. I thought of emptying the mug , however I rushed off to attend something else thinking I will empty the mug of water later.

After some times, what I saw was saddening. Another kid of 1 year has spilled the water mug on to the laptop….and with in a few minutes it went blank………..and of course the computer could not be opened later.Had I emptied the mug of water in time, I might not have faced the consequences….

This is just a simple example…….But this rule applies in all spheres of life..

Likewise as Muslims daily 5 obligatory prayers should come before everything in life…

If we could apply the rule”first things first" in life, life becomes organized and easier…

For us and others………..