The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-08
THE VALUE OF TIME

One of the most important lessons
any individual, young or old, can
learn, is the value Of time; for time
is not only money but can be turned
into money If the habit of thrift at
tends its use. Those who employ la
Dor quickly realize the Importance
of the time element in all business
transactions, for the labor cost,
which is so vital an element in the
cost Of everything, depends upon the
thriftiness of the worker in the use
of his time. The minute that does
not produce something is not only
wasted minute hut costly minute
to somebody. Many man fails be-
cause he cannot get results from la
Dor.
Children should be taught to re-
gard the time they are not in school
as an opportunity to earn money.
1t should not be idle time, or merely
play time, for the child does not need
recreation so much as change of
occupation. Most Of US play too
much; and the child that is taught
to turn the out-of-school hours into
recreation that brings returns has
learned one Of life's most helpful
lessons.
The young man or woman start
ing out in a business career needs to
learn the same lesson-that the time
out of business Is not merely for
play, but for self-improvement. 1t
is not what you do between eight
and six that brings business success,
but what you do from six to eight.
Visit any of the Young Mems Chris
tian Associations that run study
classes, or the night schools, and
you will find body Of young men
and women who properly value the
spare time business allows and are
using 1t for self-improvement. These
are marked men. They are bound
to win. They will get somewhere be-
caues they are willing to pay the
price In self-denial. They figure that
three or four nights a week for a
year or two will add materially to
their power to do, and power to do
commands it's compensation. We pay
trained men, and nowhere Is train
ing 80 easily to be had as in the
spare hours.
"a young man applied to bank
recently, saying that he worked
nights and had few hours day
to give to other work and wanted
to help the family by these added
efforts. He has the right stuff in
him. In the daily papers comes the
story of a man who was in a like
position, ana, seeing an advertise
ment for man who could give a
little extra time to the work in
mind, answered it and added ten
dollars a week to his salary for elev-
en- years with no injustice to other
demands. He was the only appli-
cant.
THE world is full of disgruntled
and dissatisfied individuals who
would be happier and far better of
If they would stop whining and COM
planning, and look around for oppor-
tunities to earn extra money, so
spend the spare hours in preparation
for the greater opportunities that
open to the trained man and woman.
The correspondence schools have
done wonders in training students
for better things, and merit the
thanks Of all who are interested in
the improvement OF the race.
Thrift of time will make a man
rich beyond his fondest dreams, and
waste of it will make him poor, how
ever rich he may be, and the best
lesson you can teach your child
yea, the best lesson you can learn
yourself, is to use the time you are
not working for your boss, or sleep
ing, or resting, in such way that
it will put dollars in your pocket or
brains in your head II is likely to
do both. American Bankers As
ISOLATION.