When that task had been
accomplished he would still have part of that afternoon left for play.
He broached his plan for work at home and study at school on alternate
afternoons to his mother and his teacher. Both approved of the idea
and agreed that it had been well thought out.
Thus Edward Bok learned early in life the valuable lesson of a wise
management of time. Instead of attempting to accomplish various
results in some haphazard fashion, he planned to do only one thing at a
time, yet his plan was so comprehensive that it provided for the
necessary housework, study, and play--the three things that he wanted
to do and felt he should do.
As his evenings were also devoted to various tasks and duties, this
young American-to-be, by using each bit of spare time for some useful
purpose, became early in life the busy person that he has remained to
the present day. Of Edward Bok it may truly be said that he began to
work, and to work hard, almost from the day he set foot on American
soil. He has since realized that this is not the best thing for a
young boy, who should have liberal time for play in his life.
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