Live In The Moment

[Squeaks]

Are You a Banker?
Imagine there is a bank that credits your
account each morning with $86,400.
It carries over no balance from day to day.
Every evening deletes whatever part of the
balance you failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out every cent?
of course!!!!
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is
TIME. Every morning, it credits you with
86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost,
whatever of this you have failed to invest to good
purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft.
Each day it opens a new account for you.
Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you
fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours.
There is no going back. There is no
drawing against the "tomorrow".
You must live in the present on today's
deposits. Invest it so as to
get from it the utmost in health,
happiness, and success! The clock
is running. Make the most of today.
To realize the value of ONE YEAR,
ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH,
ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK,
ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR,
ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,
ask a person who missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND,
ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND,
ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Treasure every moment that you have! And
treasure it more because you shared it
with someone special, special enough to spend your time.
And remember that time waits for no one.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present!!
- Unknown

 

[Queen Beat]

I've read this a few times before but it's always a great slap in the face. Life is too short to waste ANY amount of time.
Thanks for posting.

 

[E-girl]

thanks for the reminder, squeakers... of how precious and valuable time is. this piece always hits home, every time i read it. others will benefit from it.

 

[Dagny]

Brilliant darling, and how perfectly timed. As I sit here, waiting for December, waiting on the next chapter that will start for me thousands of miles away, it is good to remember not to wish away the next six months of my life. Thank you for this, and thank you for you, a precious gift indeed.

 

[harraser]

something we all need a reminder of every now and then, thanks for posting it