Premortality, a Glorious Reality, By Elder Neal A. Maxwell
One’s life, therefore, is brevity compared to eternity—like being dropped off by a parent for a day at school. But what a day!
Consider how long the Earth existed before you, and how long the Earth will exist after you leave it. If you life is but one day, then all your pain and suffering is but one hour.
If our time on this Earth is like "One day at school," then how will we use our time here? Will be take advantage of all the classes available to us? Will we study diligently and learn as much as we can? Will we help others during the day? How will we spend "our lunch hour"? Will we waste time worrying what others think of us?
Our "one day of school" is short. We must use the precious seconds, minutes, and hours we have on the Earth to learn as much as we can, help others and do the Lord's will. We must remember that we are literal sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father and Mother, who brought unique talents with us on Earth that need to be developed. Let us use our time wisely to enhance these talents and abilities and not waste time worrying about the past and fretting about the future.
Thomas H. Morris, a professor at BYU gave a devotional titled, Time: A Precious Commodity; a finite resource.
Carl Sagan, the author and great spokesman for the television series Cosmos, used to browbeat us by telling us that we as humankind are arrogant to assume that there is not life beyond our planet, given the immensity of space and the universe. Sagan found no solid evidence for extraterrestrial life. In fact, in viewing our tiny blue planet from space, he said, “It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the only home we’ve ever known: the pale blue dot.”2
Let us be mindful of our short time on Earth, and learn as much as we can and help as many people as we can during our "one day at school."
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