Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use. However,this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules. The first set of rules would be: Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day. The second set of rules: The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Its over -the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one. What would you personally do? You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right? ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY! Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can't seem to see it. The MAGICAL BANK is TIME. Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us. What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost. Yesterday is forever gone. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time.... WITHOUT WARNING. SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds? Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars. Think about that, and always think of this: Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.. So take care of yourself, be happy, love Deeply and enjoy life! Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day. Start spending. Edited to say that I received this in an e.mail from Gardengirl. Thanks Pat.
Yet another reason to feel guilty about playing Spider Solitaire but on the flip side now I have a good reason to not waste any of those seconds cleaning house. :-D
Time shared is time earned--so if you chat with a friend, help someone find something at a store, or call a shut-in and see how things are going, you add time to your account. Your time + their time=more time :-D Cleaning house, ironing, and talking to telemarketers deducts from your account!
Great post...My husband had a cardiac arrest in 2006 and certain things are not as important to me as they once were and other things are appreciated daily...I thank God for letting my husband live daily and for the life we share together... we will be celebrating 44 years on April 17 of this year. .... and yes...cleaning is one that is not as important to me anymore...Live, Love , Laugh...I just bought some decorative stones for in my garden with those words on them...
