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In almost every situation when some idea hits our mind, without wasting
a second we wish to apply it. And most of the times we do it. ‘Haste
makes waste’ is an old saying but accepted by almost everyone. One
definition of decision is our ability to make choices quickly and
confidently, but not always we make perfect decisions is also true. It is
said, ‘Haste is the characteristic of devil’ and we all know the position
of devil. A simple example can show how haste can change your life. A
student with the fear of time shortage completed all the questions in
time and got many of them wrong and hence failed. Only if he had
solved them with carefulness, even if he attempted few questions, he
could have passed.
For sure, many examples show, haste is a direct road to error. Haste
is just a synonym of waste. It’s a natural thing, every time someone
makes a mistake he wishes he had taken more time to think or apply
for process. Instead of regretting, why not get rid of it? Acting quickly or
instinctively is, no matter for what reasons, never a good response to
crisis.
Big situation or small, urgent or relaxed, every situation demands us to
be careful and thoughtful. Same assignment was given to two students.
One utilizes the available time efficiently and formulates a strategy to
solve it, whereas the other does it in streak to show how quick he is.
Familiar with the situation, we can evaluate the result. If only the latter
had tackled the assignment with little concentration and took time to
complete it, his result would have been opposite. This example shows
that haste is the enemy of perfection.
“I apologize for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong. I
also apologize for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our
mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed
the regime.”
Hasting plays a unforgiving role. For instance, when you rush to get
things done early, you unknowingly make so many mistakes that costs
too much. After that you realize you should have taken time. Similarly
when you say things in haste to someone without noticing, you ruin so
many relations, as it is said, ‘A bad wound can heal but bad words
can never’. Hence, why say unjust words which we actually don’t mean
but utter in haste. Besides this all, there are many examples that show
how decisions made in haste, no matter made with good intention or
bad, failed.
We are all well aware of the story ‘Slow and steady wins the race’;
the story illustrates that perseverance is always greater than speed.
However this all does not mean to procrastinate and keep delaying your
time. You must begin on time but first be prepared and be sure!