Time Waits for No One

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 has given 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 day,
ask the daily wage laborer who has ten kids to feed;

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 has missed the bus, the train or the plane;

To realize the value of one second,
ask the person who has survived an accident;

To realize the value of one millisecond,
ask the runner who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have,
with your loved ones, with your blessings, with almost anything you possess.
You may want to reconsider your position if you think happiness will come
tomorrow....when you finally get a bigger paycheck, a promotion, a new home,
a new car, a better job or a long awaited vacation.

Tomorrow may never come and it might be too late to find out
that it's not worth the wait after all. You may have the urge to apologize,
to be nice, to hug, or to simply say, "I love you" to a loved one but keep
on delaying because of ego and pride; better do or say it now as the clock is
ticking and any moment could have been your last chance.

Time waits for no one. Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you
cry alone. You have the choice of making life fast without meaning, or to make
it slow full of joy and pleasant memories. If you choose to work too hard without
rest, or to keep on living with the pains of the past and be miserable, then you are
no longer a victim of fate but a victim by choice.

Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.
For in doing so, you are giving the much deserved love, care, and respect to
someone who is closest to you....which is "yourself".