Phrase of the Day: THE VALUE OF TIME

Today marks the second anniversary of this blog.  Recently, it surpassed 3,000 views.  I want to thank all of you very much for finding something here to keep you coming back.  For those of you who have come along for the ride, thank you, too, and welcome. 

The top ten countries that have visited this blog are (in descending order): United States, Russia, Germany, France, Malaysia, United Kingdom, China, Ukraine, Poland, and Canada.  As amazing as that is, there have been visitors from numerous other countries.  Some of those counties include Japan, Ireland, Brazil, Singapore, Australia, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.

Of course the World Wide Web is called that for a reason, but I am always amazed at the reach of this blog to all of you, dear readers.  Thanks again and I hope I keep you coming back for another year.

At my first anniversary, I wrote about the passing of time and how one learns at the School of Life.  Word of the Day: TIME  Today, I want to once again share something regarding time.  An anniversary seems an appropriate time to look at that.  This passage focuses on time's value and I first came across it twelve years ago.  Only recently, while going through some old paperwork, did I come across this once again.  Serendipitous, I would say.  There was no title, so I will call this The Value of Time.

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 whose child was stillborn

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 the person who has survived an accident

To realize the value of a millisecond

Ask the person who won a silver medal at the Olympics

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

Terry