TIME and Decisions

One must get the credit for a good job done. Someone who wants to undermine another individual would invariably give credit to TIME. The expression may be “TIME was good, so there were positive results”. I wonder why this attitude? If someone has taken right decisions in a given time frame that gave the desired results, then why credit the TIME? Giving credit to individuals is always good. Let’s not snatch away what is due to the individual. One often blames the individual for bad job but credits TIME for a good work. This is unfair. Individuals evaluate time to take decisions. Time doesn’t evaluate individuals. So give credit to individuals.

I like a story of Three Fishes from Panchatantra. It goes like this…..

In a lake there lived three fishes. Their names were Anagatavidhata, Pratyutpannamati and Yadbhavishya. One day Anagatavidhata heard plans of few fishermen who decided to go for the catch where these fishes lived. Anagatavidhata got scared as next day could be the last for him and his friends. He shared this information with Pratyutpannamati and Yadbhavishya.  Pratyutpannamati realized the gravity of situation and felt concerned. Yadbhavishya had different views, he said all these years no one came to this lake for fishing therefore it is unlikely that someone will come here. Moreover, he said, they have been living in the lake for generations, therefore it’s their right to stay here. Anagatavidhata, (meaning forecaster) and Pratyutpannamati (meaning Ready minded, quick witted) decided to shift their base to another safe location. Yadbhavishya (meaning careless about future) ridiculed his friends and opposed the move. That night Anagatavidhata, and Pratyutpannamati alongwith their other folks moved out to safer location, whereas Yadbhavishya and his folks continued their stay. Next morning at dawn the fishermen came with their nets and caught Yadbhavishya and his  folks.

Anagatavidhata evaluated the TIME, Pratyutpannamati took the decision. Obviously the credit should go to these two wise fishes and not the TIME. While gasping for breath in the basket of fisherman Yadbhavishya might have cursed the TIME. But that was too late….