This
is National
Friendship Week.
Whatever that is.
Anyway, someone who
reportedly is a
friend of mine sent
this over to me to
review. Since I have
been out of town and
somewhat short on
time, it just seems
to be the right
thing to do and use
this information,
besides I think it
fits my mood at this
time. So here it
goes:
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 it 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
it credits you with
86,400 seconds.
Every night it
writes off, as lost
whatever of this you
have failed to
invest for a 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 the
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 each moment
that you have.
Treasure it more
because you shared
it with someone
special, special
enough to spend your
time. 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.
It’s National
Friendship Week.
Friends are a very
rare jewel, indeed.
They make you smile
and encourage you to
succeed. They lend
an ear, they share a
word of praise, and
they always want to
open their heart to
us. Show your
friends how much you
care…send this to
everyone you
consider a friend.
If it comes back to
you, then you know
you have a circle of
friends. Well there
you have it. A
complete gift for
your friends for
this week. The above
example of time kind
of gets you to
thinking, doesn’t
it? Someone once
said that if you can
count your friends
on one hand,
(meaning 5) then you
are lucky indeed. I
tend to believe
this. I consider
myself blessed by
having real friends
that have stuck with
me through thick and
thin for many years.
In fact these
friends are so good,
sometimes I think to
myself, I don’t
really deserve them.
Sometimes I don’t
like myself, and as
a result I wonder
why someone would
like me. As I’ve
said before
friendships take a
lot of work. You
must be a friend to
have a friend.
Friends take time.
Friends take
dedication. FRIENDS
TAKE A LOT OF WORK
TO MAINTAIN. You
have to be willing
to do the extra
things that change
your relationships
from that of an
acquaintance to that
of a friend. Friends
have to be willing
to do things because
they want to, not
because they have
to. You have to go
to your nephews
graduation. If his
name is Zerkowitz,
you have to sit
through the entire
alphabet before you
can leave. Friends
don’t have to do
this. They aren’t
family obligated to
come and see you
when you break your
leg or have to have
someone go to the
store because you
have the flu. They
like doing this
stuff for you. They
are friends. They
can tell you, you
are fat, your hair
is dirty, you look
bad, you look great,
your breath smells
and you have an ugly
mean dog…and you and
I will just go on
loving them because
they are our
friends. Friends are
just other human
beings that we get
to share time with.
None of us will ever
been at this point
in time again. This
time will be over.
Some of the stuff
your friends tell
you, could never
ever, be told to you
by your mother or
your spouse. Your
family has to live
with you, your
friends don’t. So,
if this is National
Friendship Week,
then go out there
and tell someone
that is a friend of
yours, that you
appreciate their
friendship. Remember
the first party of
this column, you
won’t get the chance
to use those seconds
again tomorrow. They
will be gone. Use
your time wisely,
but most of all use
it.
