The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-26
YOUNG MAN, DO YOU KNOW?

That time is mans greatest asset. Ii
is a great bank from which to eacl
individual is each day cashed cheek
for twenty-four hours. With these he
can do much or little, as he chooses
No man ever used we'll the time allot
ted him and made failure OF life
Time is opportunity.
Yesterday-maybe it was the day
before-you met two men. One was
devoid OF understanding and carried a
Jag" He staggered, his mind
wandered and was hay, he inquired
of passerby which way was west:
You have all seen this man, today
Yesterday, somewhere-he is a type
The other man you met was clear
skinned, clear eyed, neatly dressed
fellow. His step was elastic, he was
strong, intelligent, kindly in express
sion and demeanor-a gentleman. You
know him-he is type.
Young man DO you know that
twenty years ago those men were boys
together; both the same age, both
healthy and strong, both happy in the
prospect of soon becoming men? DO
YOU know that the difference between
the stations they now occupy in learn
ing, in society, in esteem Of fellowmen,
in health, in outlook on life, in appre-
citation of things about them, is due
solely to the manner in which they
have used the time that was theirs to
use. Back there in boyhood they were
both equal in the possession OF man
greatest Inheritance
Young man-anI man? DO you
know that you are as rich as CrOesus
ever was or as Rockefeller now is
and then some? There is just one
royal road to riches-properly a
synonym of happiness-here and here
after. 1t all depends on how you use
your time and from what angle you
see things. You can breathe just as
much pure air as your neighbour
Rockefeller. You do not need to own
all the apple blossoms you see to
enjoy their fragrance. The sun with
all it's power and warmth, the stars
with all their brilliance, the sea with
it's mystic music, the blue dome of the
sky, the landscape with it's ever chang
ing aspect, the rocks and hills with
their tremendous history, all are
yours if you have eyes to see. You
do not need deeds to these things to
own them. All you need to do is to
cultivate your sense of appreciation
by using we'll the time which is yours
to use.
Young man-any man or boy? Who
are you following? Is it that fellow you
saw yesterday who had wasted his
time tipping, who said in the pride of
his strength, am strong, but who has
had his manhood stolen by stealth and
is now wreck, mentally, physically
and morally on the shores Of time?
Is it that clean, fine, strong fellow
who only reached his high estate by
step at a time-just by using each day
the hours in a reasonable and common
sense way?
Young man? You are rich if you are
using we'll the time which God gave
you. If you are wasting this legacy
you are as poor as church mouse
and the world would be just as we'll
off-maybe better-if you had never
been born.
The world is a great store and God
is the keeper You lay time on his
counter and receive in return char
acter. God is just and gives you a
square deal always. The character you
receive and the richness OF your
blessing depend wholly upon the quail
ity of the time you offer in exchange.
Young man? It's up to you.-COun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil.