Five Minutes

Just about a couple of hours ago, I went to the mall to fetch some goodies and a bunch of flowers for my grandmother. I wish to visit her in her house in Cebu City.

After pulling out some fruits and crackers in the grocery store, I managed to stand in line at the shortest one in the row of counters. There were over seven people in line and in a rough estimation, it will take me  more of less five minutes to have my turn.

I waited. I was right. It took me five long minutes for the cashier to serve me. I wasn't in a hurry. I just value time that much. You see- time so slow if you wait so you better do something instead of nothing when in a dull situation.

A realization brought by the situation popped into my mind. Five minutes is very valuable. It is a part of our so called one hour. It is a part of our one day. It may seem so small and little to be considered so important but five minutes is part of a year and a decade.

For hundreds of times, people get into situations like I did- wait for a span of time for something.

Time is so precious. I hope you all kow the true value of it. Five mintues of waiting- yes, quite long indeed. In line with this, I have come up a list of what one can do in five minutes or more rather than waiting for something doing nothing at all. Check it out below.

WHEN IN THE HOUSE

• make a brewed coffee for dad
• call and greet a friend
• clear your bulk mail
• play with your pet
• unclutter your desk
• fry bacon
• arrange the foods in your fridge
• ready your clothes for laundry
• read the news paper
• wake up your sister who is burning daylight
• open your house gate for your mom who is driving the family car
• water the plants

WHEN OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

• pile up trash the dried leaves
• bury your garbage under your garden grounds
• enjoy the terrific view of nature
• pick up some liters scattered all over the place
• write something about life
• take pictures of the place

WHEN IN SCHOOL

• sharpen your pencil
• jot down important notes
• erase the writings on the board
• make your homework
• review your lessons
• try out for a dance/singing club
• read an article in your school paper
• prepare your materials for your next subject
• check the things in your bag

I guess that's quite enough to end this post. Haha. I hope I'm a big help in making five minutes of your day useful :)