What I got out of "A Message to Garcia"

A Message to Garcia is a story written by Elbert Hubbard about people being too lazy or finding excuses not to listen to others. I can use this story to help me through my freshman year by remembering it in times that I'm asked to do things. When an authoritative figure asks us to do things, my first reaction should always be to do what it is that I was asked to do. I can also use this when I'm doing my homework. For example, if a teacher assigns us something to do, I should do it as soon as I get home, instead of pushing it off and procrastinating so I can do other things. I don't completely agree with everything that Elbert says, especially when he gets more violent, but the message itself is pretty good in my opinion.