亮禮物。
謹記，大多數時間是以分為單位而不是以小時為單位浪費掉的。一般人在10年的時間裡浪費的一分一秒足以讓他擁有一個大學學位。
想到這裡，我想起了小時候學到的朱莉婭·弗萊徹·卡尼的一個詩節：
小小水滴，
匯流成海；
細細沙粒，
聚為良田。
你是否記得接下來的四行呢？
一分一秒，
本不起眼；
積年成代，
成就非凡。
我們總會為各種的條件所限制，然而，只要你想，就不會因為沒有時間、沒有工具、沒有途徑而苦惱。在等人的間隙、在課餘時間、在乘車途中……只要能想得到的每分每秒，經過我們的利用，就會開出意想不到的美麗之花。
How to Find Time
Dale Turner
Amercial flashing on our TV screens these days shows men and women trying to buy a bit of time。 It catches the plight1 of most of us in our hurry…scurry2 world。 “I don’t want a 40…hour week；” says Nicholas Murray Butler； former president of Columbia University。 “I want a 40…hour day。”
I never cease to marvel at how some people； working with the same number of hours we all have； seem to get so much more done。 How do they do it？
For one thing； they； don’t squander3 the bits and pieces of time that punctuate our days。 Rather than wasting energy getting irritated waiting for a phone call or a repair person； they capture those moments creatively。 They keep tools handy—a pen； a book； a pair of scissors4； a needle； whatever。
Clement C。 Moore was a teacher of classical languages。 In the course of his career； he published a Hebrew dictionary and was a major benefactor of the General Theological Seminary in New York City。
But it is not for the seminary or his dictionary that he is remembered。 It is for a set of verses dashed off in 1822 in an hour of yuletide inspiration—verses that he stuffed away as if of no importance。
The magic lines begin： “It was the night before Christmas； when all through the house。。。” They never brought Moore a penny； but they did bring him immortality5。
Such constructive use of time is available to us all。 A Seattle businessma