[JFC]: E-mail on Time

[lisawcat5]

I got this E-mail today and thought i would share it with all of you. It about
time and is kinda long  but has a good point.
                                                       Lisa


> > > Your Bank Statement
> > >
> > > 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
> > > ALL OF IT, 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 a
> > > mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called
> > the
> > > present!!!
> > >
> > > Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make
> > you
> > > smile and encourage you
> > > to succeed.  They lend an ear, they share a word
> > of
> > > praise, and they always
> > > want to open their heart to us.