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The Wise People

Proverb: - “A wise person harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace” Are you lazy? Not me. I'm busy. Up early, up late. My schedule is filled from beginning to end. I love what I do and I love getting stuff done. I attack a daily to-do list with the same intensity I have for spending a day of pleasure at the beach. It's great to keep busy and accomplish stuff, isn't it? What is keeping you busy? How could you reorder your schedule this week to achieve even more? If we grasp what true diligence is all about as presented in this Proverb, we may discover that we are simply being hectic sluggards. Here's why. This Proverb describes the diligent person as busy and wise. In other words, a diligent person uses both his brawn and brain. He analyses his situation and makes wise decisions in his labour. He knows how to act and speak in different situations. He doesn't back down from challenges, but seeks to navigate around or through them with ...

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