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December 13, 2003

Realize.

Received in an e-mail from a friend. Worth sharing.

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TO REALIZE

To realize
The value of a sister:
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

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 who gave birth to a still born.

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 a person
Who has survived an accident.

To realize
The value of one millisecond:
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

To realize the value of a friend:
Lose one.

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

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Posted by kati at December 13, 2003 01:16 AM

Comments

From an e-mail forward:

To realize
The value of an e-mail tracking program
Forward this to ten friends
And receive a free trip to Disneyland from Bill Gates

Posted by: sean at December 13, 2003 04:05 PM

Here-here Kati, -some wise words.
Got a few goosebumps just now,
so thanks for sharing the note.

PS - To realize
the power of ten seconds,
ask the M&M who melted in your hand.

Posted by: Mike at December 14, 2003 01:44 PM

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Posted by: pupu at May 28, 2004 02:17 PM

Somehow I never saw this one when you originally posted it; I damn-near cried.

Posted by: Kristina at May 29, 2004 11:32 AM