Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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5 EDITURI IQ TIME AND TALENT The time has come, the walrus said, MTG talk of many things ., Lewis Caroll had the imagination and wit to create fanciful tales for the enjoyment of all ages, but his stories each seemed to contain a piece of ageless wisdom. This passage from Alice in Wonderland , although purely nonsensical as a piece of literature, is in essence an excellent idea which we might End worthy of some serious consideration, that is, to find for ourselves a time to consider the various things which are of import in our lives. At the top of the list we might put Time, and connected with that, Talent. First of all, we, the very young, have been endowed with the gift of Time. The dictionary defines it as a definite period of duration . The word definite is most important as it impresses upon us the fact that the portion of duration has an exact moment for commencing and terminating and that we must make the best possible use of the amount which has been allotted to us. So far, we have used only a very small amount of that allotment, and, in following Lewis Carroll's advice, we should begin by carefully planning the expenditure or the rest. The second thing we should consider is what we are going to make use of during that time, that is, our talents. Everyone has been given some talents, no matter how minute, undeveloped, or even undiscovered they may seem at the moment. These may be physical or spi.itual talents, but both are equally important, for it is necessary to be able not only to create for ourselves by the use of our physical endowments, but also to have the desire to create for others by the use of our spiritual ones. For the moment we may believe that planning is all we can do at present in preparation for the future, but the prerequisite for the realization of those plans is their practice in our everyday scholastic and leisurely routine. In practical and plain English, that means using our Time and Talents to develop better habits of study and leisure, to strengthen or create bonds of friendship, and to consider with a little more awe the profoundness and miracle of life. wlunmi E. HARRIS, Editor