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The Value of Time

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 31, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 53.

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The Value of Time

THERE was once a princess who had a string of pearls. One end had loosened, and every so often a pearl slipped from the string and was lost. A friend spoke to her of the loss of the pearls.
“O, the string is a long one!” she answered, carelessly.
“Do you know how many pearls it has?”
“No.”
“Can you get any more when these are gone?”
“No.”
“You bear your loss well; these jewels are priceless.”
“I am going to believe that the string is a very long one,” answered the princess; “besides, I do not use them.”
Foolish princess!
This is a parable of the way we waste precious time. It is precious if invested wisely. If not, it just slips away, lost forever. We know not how much will be granted to us.
Queen Elizabeth is said to have cried, when dying, “Millions of money for a minute of time!” But “time” was not on the market. It could not be bought at any price.—Exchange.