Someone has said that the most wasted product on earth is not fuel or food, but time. The wise person makes wise use of their time.
John Erksine, the well-known author, professor and lecturer, once wrote that he learned the most valuable lesson of his life when he was fourteen. His piano teacher asked him how much he practiced and how long at a stretch. The boy replied that he practiced an hour or more at a time.
“Don’t do that,” warned the teacher. “When you grow up, time won’t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them - five or ten minutes before school, after lunch, between chores. Spread the practice throughout the day, and music will become part of your life.”
Erskine stated that the observance of this advice enabled him to love a comparatively complete life as a creative writer, outside his regular duties as an instructor. He wrote most of Helen of Troy, his most famous work, on streetcars while commuting between home and the university.
Counting time is not nearly so important
As making time count.
I have only a minute
Just sixty seconds in it;
Forced upon me - I can’t refuse it.
Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it.
I must suffer if I lose it,
Give account if I abuse it;
Just a tiny little minute
But eternity is in it.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Don’t just count time; make time count.
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