The Value of Time

To realize the value of one year. . .
Ask the student who has failed his final exam.

To realize the value of one month. . .
Ask the mother who gave birth to a premature child.

To realize the value of one week. . .
Ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one day. . .
Ask the bride who is waiting for her wedding tomorrow.

To realize the value of one hour. . .
Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of one minute. . .
Ask the person who missed a plane, train or bus.

To realize the value of one second. . .
Ask the person who just survived an accident.

To realize the value of one millisecond. . .
Ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Time waits for no one. . .
Treasure every moment you have!

~author Unknown
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