Opportunity

    A sculptor once showed a visitor his studio. It was full of statues of gods. One was very curious. The face was concealed by being covered with hair, and there were wings on each foot.

    "What is his name?" said the visitor.

    "Opportunity," was the reply.

    "Why is his face hidden?"

    "Because men seldom know him when he comes to them."

    "Why has he wings on his feet?"

    "Because he is soon gone, and once gone can never be overtaken."

    It becomes us, then, to make the most of the opportunity God has given us.