Fraternity-Testvériség, 1960 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1960-03-01 / 3. szám

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Volume XXXVIII MARCH 1960 Number 3

ALWAYS ENROUTE

TOUGH LUCK???

Recently a friend complained about his tough breaks; how unfortunate he was; how he didn’t get lucky breaks, etc. In the quietness of my study I recalled his moaning and I also recalled the “tough

break” of one of America’s greatest biographers: GAMLIEL BRADFORD (1863-1932). He was an invalid all his life and still managed to write over one hundred “portraits”, two hundred poems, and several novels and plays. His secret of success lay in the budgeting of his time; he followed his set schedules and wasted no time. He rationed his minutes: so much for his reading and his piano; so much for poetry and fiction;

so much for writing. He disciplined himself to maintain an all-important

time-table. He didn’t waste time waiting for “lucky breaks”; he converted waiting into joyful and productive work. In 1920, he wrote: “During those long days, when I was shut up in my room and almost in bed, my only relief and respite was to have my time allotted from morning to night, each particular hour with its particular occupation,

none indispensible, but all delightful and all together completely saving me from the deadly and hopeless ennui which my situation involved. Every minute had its possible enjoyment.” Bradford’s emphasis on time led me to delve into what I benevolently called “my papers”, to search for a peace on “Time”. My filing system to the contrary, I was able to locate it in short (relatively speaking!) order:

Time is money — we have no right to waste it.

Time is power — we have no right to dissipate it.

Time is influence — we have no right to throw it away.

Time is life — we must value it greatly.

Time is God’s — He gives it to us for a purpose.

Time is a sacred trust — we must answer for every moment.

Time is wisdom — we have no right to be ignorant.

Time is preparation for eternity — we must redeem it.

My search also revealed a “list of major mistakes” that people have committed for many, many years; errors that compel us to waste time