“Timeismoney,”asanEnglishproverbgoesthismeansthateverymomentwell-spentmayputsomemoneyintoourpockets,Ifourtimeisusefullyemployed,itwilleitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitspriceinthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoastoenableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Therecanthusbemodoubtthattimeisconvertibleintomoney.
Moreover,ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforeaformofsuicide.Ourlifeisabriefspanmeasuringsomeseventyyearsinall,butnearlyonehalfofthishastobespentinsleeping,eatinganddoingotherthingstokeepourdailylife.Nowifaltheseyearsweretobedeductedfromthetermoverwhichourlifeextendsweonlyhaveaboutfifteenortwentyyearsatourdisposalforactivework,whoeverremembersthiswillneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife.
Alltimeisprecious;butthetimeofourchildhoodandofouryouthismorepreciousthananyotherportionofourexistence.Thesearetheperiodswhenwecanacquireknowledgeanddevelopourfacultiesandcapacities.Ifweallowthemorninghoursoflifetoslipaway,wewillneverbeabletomakeupfortheloss.Aswegrowolder,ourcapacitytolearnorworkwilldiminishand
wewillregretwhenwefoundourselvestotallydisadvantagedineveryrespectbecauseofthelackofnecessaryknowledgeorskillsthatweshouldhaveacquiredinouryouthfuldays.