T3: The First T - TIME

The First T in the T3 Series of the Talks in the South Feast is all about TIME. As mentioned by the South Feast Builder and Main Preacher Bro. Arun Gogna, we continue to learn about giving our all to God. This is the only way we can have big returns in life.

According to Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, "The key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours". Gladwell claims that greatness requires enormous time, using the source of The Beatles' musical talents and Gates' computer savvy as examples. The Beatles performed live in Hamburg, Germany over 1,200 times from 1960 to 1964, amassing more than 10,000 hours of playing time, therefore meeting the 10,000-Hour Rule. Gladwell asserts that all of the time The Beatles spent performing shaped their talent, "so by the time they returned to England from Hamburg, Germany, 'they sounded like no one else. It was the making of them".

Gates met the 10,000-Hour Rule when he gained access to a high school computer in 1968 at the age of 13, and spent 10,000 hours programming on it. Gladwell explains that reaching the 10,000-Hour Rule, which he considers the key to success in any field, is simply a matter of practicing a specific task that can be accomplished with 20 hours of work a week for 10 years.

The 10,000-Hour Rule applies virtually anywhere. It also applies in relationships. If you want your relationship to be successful, spend 10,000 hours with your loved ones - play with your kids, date your husband/wife/parents/siblings. Marriage doesn't just happen, YOU make it happen. Give your 10,000 hours to God - 10minutes a day in prayer and reading the scripture, attend the mass and the Feast every Sunday and serve in your community. If you want to excel in something and unlock your greatness, spend 10,000 hours in that particular interest.

Here are some quotes published in the Feast bulletin to help us ponder on this valuable subject.

"TIME is the greatest EQUALIZER"

"Don't count every hour in the day, make every hour of the day count."

"Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time." Jim Rohn

"Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it."

"Never let yesterday use up today." Karen Lamb

"Those who make the worse use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness." Jean De La Bruyere

Life lessons from the South Feast

As the last talk on the series "A life of No Regrets..." has been delivered by Bro. Arun (with the celebration of his birthday) the other Sunday at the South Feast, I have realized many things. Sometimes, like Esau, we are offered a soup bowl in exchange for a big part of ourselves. That is the test of life. According to him, our answers to the test in life will determine our destiny. Will we exchange our family, our career, our faith, our dignity for a soup bowl?
He also shared things we will never regret in life...

10 Things You'll Never Regret
1. Serving others
2. Developing your core gift
3. Asking forgiveness
4. Forgiving a person who hurt you
5. Helping others grow
6. Spending time with love ones
7. Refraining from gossip when others around you delight it
8. Refusing to do something wrong
9. Going out of your comfort zone
10. Sacrificing your life for your life mission.


In summary, we have to LIVE DELIBERATELY!

Happy birthday Bro. Arun!

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Last Sunday, Gold went with me to the South Feast, together with the kids. The two of them attended the children's ministry, although at first Asher doesn't want to attend, Ate Angela persuaded him telling him that they will ride the racing car after.

It was the beginning of a new Series (6 talks), the AWAKEN Series. It's about health and healing. Session 1 is HEALER. God has given us the power to heal ourselves. We just have to awaken the healer in us. As most of us expects that we'll we sickly and weak when we grow up, so our body will follow what our mind tells. According to Bro. Arun, that is called the Power of Expectation.

"Don't expect that you'll be sickly when you grow old. Expect that you'll be healthy!" And since we expect that are healthy, we can still play with our great grandchildren and at the same time we'll not be a burden to our children and our family. Starting today, I won't think that all old people will get sick and are weak...I'll be stronger and will live longer without getting sick... :)