Article April 15, 1972 Issue

Now Is My Moment

GERTRUDE E. VELGUTH

The infant tests a cry; it brings attention. Soon he delights in proving his abilities. He entertains himself, pushes himself along, reaches out for a finger to grasp, fondles a toy.

Time goes on. Constantly this growing individual is surrounded by and is made aware of varied human activities. He becomes increasingly convinced that this is a world of vast, limitless potentials to be tested, performances to be improved. "Success in life depends upon persistent effort, upon the improvement of moments more than upon any other one thing," reads an article, "Improve Your Time," in Mrs. Eddy's Miscellaneous Writings. She adds: "If one would be successful in the future, let him make the most of the present.

"Three ways of wasting time, one of which is contemptible, are gossiping mischief, making lingering calls, and mere motion when at work, thinking of nothing or planning for some amusement,— travel of limb more than mind." She continues in the next paragraph, "All successful individuals have become such by hard work; by improving moments before they pass into hours, and hours that other people may occupy in the pursuit of pleasure."^{Mis., p. 230;}

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