Every once in a while I come across an article that makes me stop and think. In this case, I read an article on dobhran.com which made me ponder…exactly what do I do with the time that is given to me each day? After reading the following essay, I trust that it will allow you to step back and contemplate what you are doing with your gift of time.
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 every cent, of course!
Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning 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 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.
Treasure your friends.
Treasure your family.
Treasure God.
Treasure all the love in your life every minute of every day.
This life will be over before you know it!
My Good Time Stories 
This is powerful. Thank you for sharing!
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Someone read this story to me and I wanted to post it. I wasn’t able to find it … yet here you have it. Thx so much for posting. Instant reblog!! 🙂
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This story is very thought provoking. I remember the first time I heard it how much it impacted the way I thought. Thank you for this great reminder!
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Excellent…. Excellent
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
There are 86,400 seconds per day …..
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Exactly, time is the only thing we cannot gain back or recycle.
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This is quite inspirational. I dislike the phrase, “killing time” for the reasons you lay out in your post. We should treasure time, not kill it! 😉
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What a reminder! I would like to re-blog.
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Please feel free to re-blog if you wish. 🙂
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Reblogged this on The English Professor at Large and commented:
This is a great reminder of how to spend the minutes of each day.Thank you to Rich Muller.
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Wow. This is a great and powerful writing…..gives much food for thought…I especially like the analogy with the bank and the money….most teens, even, can relate to that. A good story to share!
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Very true and powerful! enjoy your moments!
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thank you! A ‘timely’ reminder.
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Reblogged this on My Good Time Stories and commented:
A Great Post to Brighten Your Day!!!
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What great points, Coach! We do so often overlook the value of these things. We forget they how quickly they vanish and never really get the most out of them. Great post!
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Thank you my friend!!
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Inspirational and motivational. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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It’s really worth to read it on daily basis as we spend hours on watching TV , wasting time on gossips and being ignorant.
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