From:         Joanna Smith
To:              heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject:      Investing in Time


    Just a friendly reminder of things we take advantage of.......

Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each
morning with $86,400

It carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep
no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of
the amount you  had failed to use during the day.

What would you do?   Draw out every cent, of course!
Well, everyone 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 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 has failed
     a grade.

     To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who has given
      birth to a pre-mature baby.

       To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask an editor of a weekly
       newspaper.

       To realize the value of ONE DAY, ask a daily wage laborer who
        has 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 has
        missed the train.

         To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who has
         avoided an accident.

          To realize the value of ONE MILLI-SECOND, ask the person who
          has won a silver 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. . .

          Yesterday is history
          Tomorrow a mystery
          Today is a gift
          That's why it's called the present!


May we all remember to praise the Living Lord for the "present"
and trust Him for Tomorrow's Gift

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