Time: A Precious Commodity

I listened this morning to the BYU Devotional speech that Dr. Thomas Morris gave on May 1, 2012.  He spoke about the importance of time...and how we use it.  I share one of his examples to inspire us at Esperanza. 



ONe of Morris’ heroes is Milutin Milanković, a Serbian scientist who theorized that fossil fuels were affected by different ice ages throughout time. When World War II broke out, Milanković was captured and thrown into jail for six months. Instead of delving in self pity, Milanković’s mind turned to his work and he spent the time fine tuning his theory.
When Milanković died in 1958 his theory was mocked by his colleagues; but 30 years later, thanks to advances in technology, his theory was proved to be true and is now a fundamental practice to find fossil fuels.
“Milanković was focused in his life’s work,” Morris said. “He found little time to despair. He plowed forward, sometimes with delight, even under seemingly dire circumstance.”