El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

TT is with time that we buy all the
good that comes 10 US in the world,
\ It is By a wise use OF time that we
get wisdom and riches and happiness
and love and health. And the only
reckless spendthrift in all the world is
the man or woman who wastes and
squanders time.
The only thing in the world that Is
freely and without handicap the pos
session Of us all is time. Every day
every one OF US has all there is EverE
day each Of US has precious hours and
minutes and seconds 70 spend-and the
freedom of choice as to how We viii
spend them
And il at the end OF the day. you
measure nothing but waste on the
credit side Of your ledger-tnat marks
the one and only absolute waste y
broken friendship may be renewed
lost fortune may be retrieved. a waste
city may be rebuilt There Is nothing
final about most loss in the world But
al set Of sun the day is gOne-it VIII
never come aEain-it is over That is
an awe inspiring thought, and a true
There is plenty OF time in the world
but none to throw away. Life is Tor
work and patient attempt TO UNDER
stand and accomplish. ldleuess, grieE-
ing, regret, useless pleasure seeking,
gossip-au these are inefficient the1ts
from your own treasure Of hours You
deduct them from the grand total OF
your own lie The day is yours-yours
fully and freely What VIII you DO
Life is for work and growth. for
kindness and love II at the end OF ey-
cry "a hours you have actually done
something on which you can look and
say, Tt is mine. and il is good: you
, have made a worthwhile use OF your
time. Work doesn't necessarily mean
marching along steadily at one job
it takes in interruptions and deviattOns
from the course you have mapped out
for yourself. It isn't the plan that
cougts, il is the effort and growth and
The start OF a Day.
Suppose you start ont one day with
a definite idea OF cleaning your china
closet and silyerWare. A message
comes from n sick friend who longs 10
have You come and read 10 her. II
you 20 with a feeling OF irritation be-
cause your scheme for the day has
been intsrfered with, you are wasting
your time But IL you do the particular
( thing which lies before you cheerfully
and amiably. your day is not wasted.
The actual scheme OF things is much
bigger than YOU and your personal de-
signs. II takes IN more than your 1T
tie one woman perspective permits you
In reading to a sick friend there IS
cheer and comfort for her and growth
and uuseIfishness for you. and for both
Of you the chance Of knowledge TO be
/ gained. Your time wasn't wasted az
ALT was simply spent differently
from what you intended There lies
| the distinction and the difference
Take Mental Inventory Daily.
Every day a mental inventory ought
/ to be taken At nightfal ask your
self questions Ike these. Have I
grown today Have given some
| thing to life and learned something
from it7 Have 7 actually used my
time TO advantage Have I the right
[ TO a warm feeling OF contentment over
| ny accomplishments for the day2 or
/ have FILTERED my time away IDLE and
! uselessly seeking amusement and d.
| killing time-
The thirst for amusement grows in
| proportion to your placid indulgence
I OF II. II you get TO q state OF feverish
| unrest. or your one desire is to 80 dash
! ing about madly seeking all sorts OF
forms OF idle amusement that appeal
/ to the surface OF your consciousness
! only you are wasting your time badly.
To be taken out OF yourself at the
! end OF a Aard days work through