spend wisely, your time
Nanette shares today’s thought with us…..on Time. Thanks Nanette!
If there was a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it 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.
Have a great day and spend wisely,
Nanette
August 12th, 2010 at 5:33 am
If I had a bank account that credited me every day with 86,400 dollars, I wouldnt draw it all out. I would use what I needed. what would be the point of drawing it out? To amass wealth? what would be the point. Time is precious but make sure you make time for contemplation. Enjoy yesterdays memories. They may be history but they sure can enhance the feelgood factor when sharing them with friends and family. We have forgotton how to value time as we run around trying to cram 25 hours into 24. Take time to enjoy and be happy with what you have rather than worrying at then end of the day what you didn’t manage to cram in. Think and ask yourself does it really matter that you only completed 99 items of your to-do list of a 100? probably not!!!