Striking a balance

"What is this life if full of care ,we have no time to stand and stare....." This is a little reminder that in life we must always strike a balance.Balance what as against what?.We all have to work for a living as like it or not you cannot survive unless you have money to get you all the basic things like food,lodging,clothes etc.But in the pursuit for work excellence we must not forget to strike a balance between our own psychological ,physical and mental capacities and our work demands.We can only do so much and if you work until you become a robot then you have to think whether that kind of work is for you.There are people who come home mentally,physically and psychologically exhausted that they are just a shell to the people at home.They snap at anything and are short fused and the poor family members become the victims.
I have been a teacher and teachers are fortunate as we work half a day teaching and a couple of hours in enrichment activities for the students.Thus between teaching and the other related activities we have time to relax and pursue our own hobbies.This makes us better persons emotionally , physically and mentally.Thus we balance our working life with our home life and the balance makes for better living for all family members.
We see so many young people rushing through life to the extent that they forget the simple things which make life worth living.Spending time with your children,eating a relaxing and homely meal together,spending a bit of time on your hobbies ,just sitting down together watching a TV show together >simple yet meaningful .In some families the young people come back just in time for dinner and have no time even to shower before they eat.Why cant they be back earlier so that they have a bit of time to relax, spend a bit of time with the children ,shower and then sit down for a relaxing dinner?I have always believed in time management and through my own working experience its important to work fast but smart and this has never been at the expense of quality work.For sure there will be times when you have to work extra long thus upsetting your routine but surely this is not a daily affair? In most instances the work we do is quite routine after some time and you will have the means to program and plan your work each day.Some people say work is never done so just plan your day and your work according to priorities and you will find that life is much easier.
A survey done in an old folks home asked the senior people what are their main regrets in life.Amongst the most common answer " I never gave myself the time to do the things I really wanted to do".Find time for yourself and do the things which you like to do.Time lost can never be reclaimed hence its important to remember that we have to find the time to do the things that we really want to do and not live like robots doing what other people want of us !