Thieves of Time

His name is Doniyor. My neighbor Abdullah and I have become close friends. One day we couldn't find any any way to have fun.  We had no goal.  We didn't know what to do. When we were making something from a piece of wood, my father suddenly woke up. His eyes were half open when hesaid:

“ Hey, thieves of time! Are you wasting your time?”

I didn't understand the meaning of my father's "time thieves" at all. I wanted to ask, but he fell asleep.

My friend Abdullah also asked “Are we thieves?"  

When daylight came, he went into his house. I also fell asleep from exhaustion. But I remembered that I was late for school, so I quickly washed my face and drank tea in a hurry. I do not remember what I ate..  I thought I would be late for school, but class had not yet begun.  As soon as I arrived, the teacher came in.  We all greeted the teacher with respect

“ My dear students!  I am overjoyed to see you.  My joy is boundless.“

Just as our teacher was explaining the subject to us, one of my classmates came in and said,"Teacher, I'm sorry I'm late today."  

“Doniyor, don't be late anymore., the teacher said.“This time I forgive you, but next time I will punish you.”

“Dear students,” the teacher said, “you must build a new Uzbekistan, and at the same time justify the trust of your parents, ready to give their lives for you. If you become famous, I will be proud to say on the street that I taught this student, “ she said.  

These words of my teacher had a special effect on me and increased my self-confidence. Various whispers began in the classroom.  

"Will you come to my birthday tomorrow?" I heard also those words.  It was clear that our teacher also heard these words.  

"Time thieves," said the teacher.Her sharp gaze at the students was marked by regret. "Thieves of time".

I had heard these words from my father while I was playing with my friend. That's why I was not surprised to hear them. My classmates were stunned.

Doniyor, trembled with fear, as if I, his friend Abdull ah, had committed a crime.

“Doniyor, why are you trembling?”  the teacher asked.  

“You called us thieves, didn't you? After all, aren't those who steal punished?“

“Time thieves are punished by time itself. By doing so, you are hurting yourself. “ the teacher said.

“Teacher, I do not understand the meaning of this sentence at all. Please tell us about the theft of time.”

“Usually, those who steal are punished,” said the teacher. “Time thieves are no exception.  True, the thief of time is not punished.  He is not even accountable before the law. But wasting your time now is tantamount to stealing your time, your future. If you spend all your time in science, you will save time and become a mature person in the future.  

Ohh, my friend Abdullah and I are the thieves of our future. Doniyor thought. These words of the teacher inspired Doniyorm andat that moment, he realized what a "time thief" was.  

He even came to our house in a hurry: “Anvar, are you there? Starting today, I can say that I understand the value of time.

“Yes, Abdullah, you understand, now we are not stealing our time, we are just following the path of knowledge. In the future, we will be among the mature people mentioned by my teacher.”  “ agree with you. Don't waste your time! I will always remember that it is a trophy!”

时间的小偷

他的名字叫多尼耶，和我是要好的朋友。某一天，我们想不出要做什么游戏，也没有什么可以玩的，真的不知该怎么办。当我们准备用一块木头做一些东西时，父亲突然就醒了。他半睁着眼睛对我们说：

“嘿，时间的小偷！你们是在浪费精力吗？”

当时，我根本不懂父亲所谓的“时间的小偷”是什么意思。我想去问，不过他接着又睡了。

他也问道：“你爸爸的意思……是……我们是小偷吗？”

临近天亮的时候，他自己回家去了。我回去后，也累得睡着了。但我记得那天醒来时，上学都快要迟到了，所以我赶紧洗漱、吃早点。也不记得自己当时吃了什么……结果，原以为时间晚了，但到了学校后，课还没有开始，我是踏着老师的脚步进教室的。随后大家都尊敬地向老师打了招呼。

“亲爱的同学们！每天见到你们，我都非常高兴。其实，我的快乐是无限的。”

正当老师向同学们继续进行这个话题时，他忽然走了进来：“呃，老师，对不起，今天迟到了。”

“多尼耶，下不为例哈”老师说道，“这次我原谅你了，但下次会处罚你的。”

“亲爱的同学们，”老师继续讲到，“你们未来，一定要建立一个新的乌兹别克斯坦，同时也不要辜负自己父母的殷殷希望，随时准备好为你们的信仰献出自己的生命。如果你们之中，将来有成名的，我将非常自豪地在街上说，我教过这个学生。”

老师的这些话，给了我巨大的激励，同时，也增强了我的自信心。那个时候，老师的话音刚落，教室里就出现了窃窃私语。

“明天你会来参加我的生日派对吗？”我也听到了这一句。很明显，老师也是。

“时间的小偷”老师立刻说道。她望着学生们的那锐利的目光中流露出了遗憾之色——“时间的小偷”。

我在和朋友游戏时从父亲那里听过这一句了，所以此时我并不感到惊讶，但我的同学却都惊呆了。

多尼耶紧张得有些发抖，像是犯了大错一样。

“多尼耶，你为什么会发抖？”老师问。

“你叫我们是小偷对吗？但是，偷了东西的人不应该受惩罚吗？”

老师说：“时间的小偷，只是会受到时间本身的惩罚的。我的意思是，这样做是在伤害你们自己。”

“老师，我一点也不明白这句话的意思，请告诉我们到底是怎么回事可以吗”。

“通常，偷东西的人是会受到惩罚的”老师说。“当然，时间的小偷也不会例外。诚然，时间的小偷不会受到‘可视’的惩罚，甚至在法律面前都不用负责任。但现在浪费自己的时间就等于偷走了自己的时间，同时，也在偷走你的未来呵。如果你把所有的时间都用在学习上，时间的作用会‘事半功倍’，你的未来，亦将会是无比灿烂的。”

“原来如此呵！阿卜杜拉和我都是自己未来的小偷”他好像还在想着。老师的这些话也激发了我的灵感，就在那一刻，我意识到了自己也确实是个不折不扣“时间的小偷”。

放学后，他匆忙地来到我家：“安瓦尔，你在吗？从今天开始，我可以说理解了时间对我们的价值。”

“阿卜杜拉，你知道的，现在的我们不是在浪费时间，而是在沿着知识的道路前进探寻。未来，我们将会成为老师提到的那样成熟的人。”“我同意你的看法。不要浪费你的时间！我将永远留下老师给我们的这个‘宝藏’！”

  作者简介：

     

    阿布杜米诺夫·阿卜杜拉（Abdumominov Abdulloh），2008年11月29日出生于塔什干。五岁时开始学习东方文学，阅读东方书籍。十岁开始写故事，作品现已被翻译成了多种语言，并在多个国家出版发行。