Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XI Times Reference Context Explanation

Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XI Times Reference Context Explanation 1st Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 11th

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Poem no: 7 Times (From Ecclesiastes, 3, 1-12)

Explanation with reference to context.

                      To everything there is a season,

                      And a time to every purpose under the heaven;

A time to be born,

                      And a time to die;

Reference:

                  These lines have been taken from “times” from Ecclesiastes.

Context:

Ecclesiastes is a book of the Bible. It says that everything happens in this world according to a carefully planned schedule. Nothing occurs out of place. There is an appropriate time for everything. Nothing can happen before time or after the time. Nobody can interfere the natural cycle moved by the Creator.

Explanation: 

There is a Supreme System that runs this universe. Everything happens here according to a stipulated time. Nobody has the power or right to change it. All things and objects are prearranged. Nobody violates the predetermined schedule. Nothing can be achieved before its proper times arrives. Birth and death, beginning and end are predestined. Nobody can come into the world before the fixed time. Man’s effort has no role to play in this respect; he has no control over his arrival and departure. When these two most important events of man’s life are predetermined, then he should not think that he is free to do anything. He should submit himself wholeheartedly before the Almighty.

                      A time to plant,

And a time to pluck up that which is planted…

                      A time to break down,

                      And a time to build up;

Reference:

                  These lines have been taken from “times” from Ecclesiastes.

Context:

                  Ecclesiastes is a book of the Bible. It says that everything happens in this world according to a carefully planned schedule. Nothing occurs out of place. There is an appropriate time for everything. Nothing can happen before time or after the time. Nobody can interfere the natural cycle moved by the Creator.

Explanation:

                  These lines tell us that showing and reaping have preset seasons. We reap that we have sown. One cannot plant and harvest out of season. Thus, there is a set time for cultivation and harvest. Destruction and construction take place at fixed times. Whether it is an institution, a person or something else, they undergo stages of birth, growth, decay, and ultimate death. Nothing is permanent or immortal in this world. Nothing will live forever.

                    A time to weep,

                    And a time to dance;

                    A time to cast away stones,

                    And a time to gather stones together;

Reference:

                  These lines have been taken from “times” from Ecclesiastes.

Context:

                  Ecclesiastes is a book of the Bible. It says that everything happens in this world according to a carefully planned schedule. Nothing occurs out of place. There is an appropriate time for everything. Nothing can happen before time or after the time. Nobody can interfere the natural cycle moved by the Creator.

Explanation:

                These lines tell us that is not a bed of roses. It makes us weep and laugh. Neither pleasures nor woes are everlasting. At times we have to bear the blows of sorrows and sometimes we have to come into contact with joys. Time alternates between joys and miseries. There is a suitable time for everything. Everything at the right time is proper. Our happiness depends upon our harmony with the laws of nature.

                     A time to embrace,

And a time to refrain from embracing;

                     A time to get,

                     And a time to lose;

                     A time to keep,

                     And a time to cast away;

Reference:

                  These lines have been taken from “times” from Ecclesiastes.

Context:

                  Ecclesiastes is a book of the Bible. It says that everything happens in this world according to a carefully planned schedule. Nothing occurs out of place. There is an appropriate time for everything. Nothing can happen before time or after the time. Nobody can interfere the natural cycle moved by the Creator.

Explanation:

In these lines the poet highlights the importance of time. He describes that great revolutions and changes in the world occur at their appropriate time. Acceptance and rejection of idea must be at the most proper occasions. Profit and loss are brought about by time. Sometimes circumstances are suitable for profit and at other times the choice of wrong time result loss. Time is responsible for our getting and losing something. Time is the preserver and destroyer. The utility and possession of the things, customs, and laws are related to time factor. There is a time when we keep something with us and a time also comes when we have to throw away something thinking it to be useless for us. People who don’t value time stay behind in all walks of life.

A time to rend,

                   And a time to sew;

                   A time to keep silence,

                    And a time to speak……

Reference:

                  These lines have been taken from “times” from Ecclesiastes.

Context:

                  Ecclesiastes is a book of the Bible. It says that everything happens in this world according to a carefully planned schedule. Nothing occurs out of place. There is an appropriate time for everything. Nothing can happen before time or after the time. Nobody can interfere the natural cycle moved by the Creator.

Explanation:

                 In these lines the importance of time is highlighted. Sometimes we have to tear our clothes and then at a particular stage we have to sew them. Now and then destruction is necessary for construction. It is essential to demolish everything so often before you build something. Natural process involve construction as well as destruction. Likewise, one should get rid of the old harmful habits and adopt the new useful ones. There is a certain stage when we keep ourselves silent and sometimes, we have to speak despite our unwillingness. The importance of communication cannot be understood. Similarly, to utter meaningless words is just a wastage of time and energy.