To Realize

[weatherlover427]

To realize
The value of a sister
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.

To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.

To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.

To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an 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 has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.

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

To realize the value of a friend:
Lose one.

Time waits For no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when
you can share it with someone special.

[stormy]

that was so good. my mother has a saying this is not a dress rehersal, this is the real thing. so treasure life, this is so true. thanks josh

[petal*pusher]

Thanks for the gentle nudge Josh! What a great reminder as to what "time" really is......breaking it down into so many related incidents sure makes one think. I've lived the "nine month" one.......it was many years ago.......but "time" helps erase horrible moments in our lives and replaces them with gentle memories...........p

[ColdFront77]

I seem to have a different concept of time. Dividing the day up evenly in different lengths doesn't, at least seem how people think about it...

8 three hour periods in a day.
6 four hour periods in a day.
4 six hour periods in a day.
3 eight hour periods in a day.

Also, the late night and overnight hours seem to go by faster than the morning and afternoon hours, respectively.