Dear Divine Ma,
What Do You Want Me to Learn Today?
“Timeliness. What is it that keeps you from allowing the actual time it takes to get to your next appointment? In most cases, you do know how long it takes. But you seldom allow that time, so you are 5 or more minutes late. Always have been. Why? Yes, it’s true that you like what you were doing before your appointment and yes, you resist giving up what you like to do for what you ought to do. True. But is that the way you want to be remembered? Your tombstone could say, “He did what he liked.” Is that the legacy to which you aspire? If not, then perhaps it’s time to start making other choices. It’s simple. Just leave 5 minutes earlier than you wanted to leave. Make it a new habit. Not even just because you’ll feel better, but think of all the people who will feel better that you didn’t inconvenience them by being late. You’ll have done a service to the whole world.”