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convinced that most people sleep as long as they do because they are at a
loss for any other diversion。 How much sleep do you think is daily
obtained by the powerful healthy man who daily rattles up your street in
charge of Carter Patterson's van�拭�I have consulted a doctor on this point。
He is a doctor who for twenty´four years has had a large general practice
in a large flourishing suburb of London�察�inhabited by exactly such people
as you and me。 He is a curt man�察�and his answer was curt�此�
;Most people sleep themselves stupid。;
He went on to give his opinion that nine men out of ten would have
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better health and more fun out of life if they spent less time in bed。
Other doctors have confirmed this judgment�察 �which�察 �of course�察 �does
not apply to growing youths。
Rise an hour�察�an hour and a half�察�or even two hours earlier�察�andif you
mustretire earlier when you can。 In the matter of exceeding programmes�察�
you will accomplish as much in one morning hour as in two evening hours。
;But�察─�you say�察 �I couldn't begin without some food�察�and servants。; Surely�察�
my dear sir�察�in an age when an excellent spirit´lamp ��including a saucepan��
can be bought for less than a shilling�察 �you are not going to allow your
highest welfare to depend upon the precarious immediate co´operation of a
fellow creature� �Instruct the fellow creature�察�whoever she may be�察�at night。
Tell her to put a tray in a suitable position over night。 On that tray two
biscuits�察�a cup and saucer�察�a box of matches and a spirit´lamp�察�on the lamp�察�
the saucepan�察�on the saucepan�察�the lid but turned the wrong way up�察�on
the reversed lid�察 �the small teapot�察 �containing a minute quantity of tea
leaves。 You will then have to strike a matchthat is all。 In three minutes
the water boils�察�and you pour it into the teapot ��which is already warm��。 In
three more minutes the tea is infused。 You can begin your day while
drinking it。 These details may seem trivial to the foolish�察 �but to the
thoughtful they will not seem trivial。 The proper�察�wise balancing of one's
whole life may depend upon the feasibility of a cup of tea at an unusual
hour。
A。 B。
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I THE DAILY MIRACLE
;Yes�察�he's one of those men that don't know how to manage。 Good
situation。 Regular income。 Quite enough for luxuries as well as needs。 Not
really extravagant。 And yet the fellow's always in difficulties。 Somehow he
gets nothing out of his money。 Excellent flathalf empty� �Always looks as
if he'd had the brokers in。 New suitold hat� �Magnificent necktiebaggy
trousers� �Asks you to dinner�此 �cut glassbad mutton�察 �or Turkish coffee
cracked cup� �He can't understand it。 Explanation simply is that he fritters
his income away。 Wish I had the half of it� �I'd show him;
So we have most of us criticised�察 �at one time or another�察 �in our
superior way。
We are nearly all chancellors of the exchequer�此 �it is the pride of the
moment。 Newspapers are full of articles explaining how to live on such´
and´such a sum�察 �and these articles provoke a correspondence whose
violence proves the interest they excite。 Recently�察�in a daily organ�察�a battle
raged round the question whether a woman can exist nicely in the country
on L85 a year。 I have seen an essay�察 �How to live on eight shillings a
week。; But I have never seen an essay�察 �How to live on twenty´four hours
a day。; Yet it has been said that time is money。 That proverb understates
the case。 Time is a great deal more than money。 If you have time you can
obtain moneyusually。 But though you have the wealth of a cloak´room
attendant at the Carlton Hotel�察 �you cannot buy yourself a minute more
time than I have�察�or the cat by the fire has。
Philosophers have explained space。 They have not explained time。 It
is the inexplicable raw material of everything。 With it�察 �all is possible�察�
without it�察�nothing。 The supply of time is truly a daily miracle�察�an affair
genuinely astonishing when one examines it。 You wake up in the morning�察�
and lo� �your purse is magically filled with twenty´four hours of the
unmanufactured tissue of the universe of your life� �It is yours。 It is the
most precious of possessions。 A highly singular commodity�察 �showered
upon you in a manner as singular as the commodity itself� �
For remark� �No one can take it from you。 It is unstealable。 And no one
receives either more or less than you receive。
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Talk about an ideal democracy� �In the realm of time there is no
aristocracy of wealth�察 �and no aristocracy of intellect。 Genius is never
rewarded by even an extra hour a day。 And there is no punishment。 Waste
your infinitely precious commodity as much as you will�察�and the supply
will never be withheld from you。 Mo mysterious power will say�此�This
man is a fool�察�if not a knave。 He does not deserve time�察�he shall be cut off
at the meter。; It is more certain than consols�察�and payment of income is not
affected by Sundays。 Moreover�察�you cannot draw on the future。 Impossible
to get into debt� �You can only waste the passing moment。 You cannot
waste to´ morrow�察�it is kept for you。 You cannot waste the next hour�察�it is
kept for you。
I said the affair was a miracle。 Is it not�拭�
You have to live on this twenty´four hours of daily time。 Out of it you
have to spin health�察�pleasure�察�money�察�content�察�respect�察�and the evolution of
your immortal soul。 Its right use�察�its most effective use�察�is a matter of the
highest urgency and of the most thrilling actuality。 All depends on that。
Your happinessthe elusive prize that you are all clutching for�察 �my
friends� �depends on that。 Strange that the newspapers�察 �so enterprising
and up´to´ date as they are�察�are not full of ;How to live on a given income
of time�察─�instead of ;How to live on a given income of money;� �Money is
far commoner than time。 When one reflects�察�one perceives that money is
just about the commonest thing there is。 It encumbers the earth in gross
heaps。
If one can't contrive to live on a certain income of money�察�one earns a
little moreor steals it�察�or advertises for it。 One doesn't necessarily muddle
one's life because one can't quite manage on a thousand pounds a year�察�one
braces the muscles and makes it guineas�察�and balances the budget。 But if
one cannot arrange that an income of twenty´four hours a day shall exactly
cover all proper items of expenditure�察 �one does muddle one's life
definitely。 The supply of time�察 �though gloriously regular�察 �is cruelly
restricted。
Which of us lives on twenty´four hours a day�拭 �And when I say
;lives�察─�I do not mean exists�察�nor ;muddles through。; Which of us is free
from that uneasy feeling that the ;great spending departments; of his daily
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life are not managed as they ought to be�拭�Which of u