Each of us has such a bank account. 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!!
But then instead of leaving Him
to peace to work alone,
I hung around and tried to help
with ways that were my own.
At last I snatched them back and cried,
"How can you be so slow!"
"My child," He said,
"What could I do?
You never let them go."
Received with thanks from LaFran "Stella" Wood
When the houselights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato. Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. And the audience was mesmerized.
Whatever our situation in life and history - however outrageous, however desperate, whatever dry spell of the spirit, whatever dark night of the soul-God is whispering deep within our beings, "Don't quit. Keep playing. You are not alone, Together we will transform the broken patterns into a masterwork of my creative art. Together, we will mesmerize the world with our song of peace."
I walked a mile with Sorrow
And ne'er a word said she;
But oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me!
Robert Browning Hamilton
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
'Absolutely,' said the professor. 'In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello'.
Watch your words;
they become actions.
Watch your actions;
they become habits.
Watch your habits;
they become character.
Watch your character;
it becomes your destiny.
Author Unknown
Jill Wolf
Age 13
I've learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up.
Age 46
I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies.
Age 82
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
Age 24
I've learned that silent company is often more healing than words of
advice.
Age 65
I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
Age 50
I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
Age 53
I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.
Age 7
I've learned that you can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
Age 46
I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his need to cast blame on others.
Age 62
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
Age 73
I've learned that it pays to believe in miracles. And to tell the truth, I've seen several.
Age 64
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catchers mitt on
both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
Age 29
I've learned that brushing my child's hair is one of life's great pleasures.
Age 29
I've learned that wherever I go, the worlds worst drivers have followed me here.
Age 49
I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours.
Age 44
I've learned that you can make someone's day by simply sending them a
little card.
Age 13
I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up.
Age 9
I've learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what
they are doing and wave back.
Age 15
I've learned that although it's hard to admit it, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me.
Age 52
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Age 66
I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision.
Age 61
I've learned that if you want to do something positive for your children, try to improve your marriage.
Age 58
I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a
life.
Age 72
I've learned that everyone can use a prayer.
Age 7
I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing "Silent Night".
Age 41
I've learned that there are people who love you dearly but just don't
know how to show it.
Age 85
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch--holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
Age 92
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
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I love you not only for what you are
but for what I am when I'm with you; I love you not only for what you have made of yourself but what you are making of me; I love you for putting your hand into my heaped up heart and passing over all the foolish weak things you can't help dimly seeing there, and drawing out in the light all the beautiful belongings that no one else had looked quite far enough to find; I love you because you are helping me to make of the lumber of my life not a tavern but a temple, out of the work of my every day life not a reproach but a song; I love you because you have done more than any creed could have done to make me good and more than any fate could have done to make me happy; You have done it without a touch, without a word, without a sigh; You have done it by being yourself. Perhaps that is what being a friend means, after all. |