Posted by Terry S. (24.24.79.45) on June 12, 2000 at 20:01:12:
>> TIME AND FRIENDS
>>
>> 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!!!
>>
>> It's National Friendship Week.
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
>> If it comes back to you know you have a circle of friends.
>>
>>
>> HAPPY FRIENDSHIP WEEK!!!!!!!!
>>