Twò prese pa fè jou louvre
In English, literally, this proverb would say: " Too much hurry does not advance the daylight."
In Haiti, people travel a great deal from place to place. They like to start their activities early in the morning. At night, retailers, street vendors, gardeners, tap tap/bus drivers, travellers, local tourists, and others want the next day to come fast so that they can run their activities.
In some places, people do not have watches or clocks. At night, they watch the stars in the sky from time to time to guess the hour. Some other people pay attention to the song of roosters during the night to have the hour. Some people, even though they have a watch or a clock, they keep on guessing the time instead.
Sometimes, people want so much for the day to come that they do not beleive the time displayed on clocks or watches.
Sometimes when we have something to do, we are so excited that we are impatient to have the opportunity to do it. We can not wait until the right time comes to do it - either an announcement, a surprise to do to someone, a place to visit, or a decision to make, especially if it is for the first time.
People say this proverb to remind impatient people that we cannot make the night or the day shorter. It will take the same amount of time as usual. We also say this proverb to encourage people to go through the process in doing something. Skipping necessary steps is fatal to quality and sustaining results.
Let us take the time to enjoy the process, to pause, and sometimes relax, in our endeavours.
