Value of Time

To realize the value of ONE YEAR,

Ask a student who failed his or her final exam.

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 an editor of a weekly magazine.

To realize the value of ONE DAY,

Ask a daily wage laborer who has six kids to feed.

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 his or her train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND,

Ask the person who survived an accident.

To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND,

Ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

- Quoted from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey