07-19-2003, 03:25 AM
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<span>Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with </span>
<span> $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep </span>
<span> no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount </span>
<span> you had failed to use during the day. </span>
<span> What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! </span>
<span> Well, everyone has such a bank. Its name is TIME. </span>
<span> Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. </span>
<span> Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to </span>
<span> invest to good purpose. </span>
<span> It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens </span>
<span> a new account for you. </span>
<span> Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the </span>
<span> day's deposits, the loss is yours. </span>
<span> There is no going back. There is no drawing against the "tomorrow". You </span>
<span> must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get </span>
<span> from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is </span>
<span> running. Make the most of today. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who has failed a grade. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has given birth to a </span>
<span> pre-mature baby. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE DAY, ask a daily wage laborer who has kids to feed. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who has missed the train. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who has avoided an accident. </span>
<span> To realize the value of ONE MILLI-SECOND, ask the person who has won a </span>
<span> silver medal in the Olympics. </span>
<span> Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you </span>
<span> shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time ... </span>
<span> and remember that time waits for no one. . . Yesterday is history </span>
<span> Tomorrow a mystery Today is a gift That's why it's called the present! </span>