Value 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”. It’s 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 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 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 is mystery.
Today is a gift.
That’s why it’s called ….
the Present!!

To All Mummies

reading the passage below is touching. being a mom is great.
however, here's my short version :

Before I was a Mum,
I know it will be tiring,
But I didn't expect it to be so bloody tiring.

Before I was a Mum,
I know life will change,
But I didn't expect it change so drastically.

Before I was a Mum,
My eyes were glued to the TV,
But now, I have no time to switch on the TV at all.

more to come, but no time to write.....

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Before I was a Mum I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mum I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mum I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies.

Before I was a Mum I didn't worry
whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations

Before I was a Mum I had never been puked on
Pooped on
Spit on
Chewed on
Peed on
Or pinched by tiny fingers

Before I was a Mum I had complete control of:
My thoughts
My body
And my mind
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mum I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mum I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mum.

Before I was a Mum I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mum I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay
I had never known the warmth
The joy
The love
The heartache
The wonder
Or the satisfaction of being a Mum.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mum.

一起吃晚飯～看了很有感覺

我記得去年的時候，想要待在家裡吃飯，那或許只是我懶得出去而已。
我走下樓梯，走進廚房，看見老媽依舊站在那兒煮飯。
這麼多年來，都是如此......我坐在客廳那看著電視，等著老媽煮好飯。
老媽煮好以後，叫我去吃飯。
我添好飯坐在飯桌前，想叫老媽一起吃飯。老媽說：「你先吃就好，我等你爸回來再吃。」 我依舊的回答說：「喔，那我先吃了。」
為什麼說依舊呢？
因為我偶而幾次待在家裡吃飯的時候，每當我問老媽，她都是這樣的回答我。
這麼多年了，從未變過。
而我......卻也一直不知道為什麼。

有一次，我問老媽：「為什麼你不先吃呀？」
老媽回答我說：「你老爸他每天在外面辛苦工作，回來又一個人在那吃飯，我會不忍心啊。」
我這時候不知道說什麼了....
我那時候，好像是默默的把飯吃完吧。
過不久，有天晚上，老媽的舊病又復發了，晚上11點多的時候，她被送往急診室。
我也是隔天回到家裡才知道的，那天，我總覺得少了什麼。
我那天的晚餐就隨隨便便的吃了，然後往醫院探老媽，老媽就問我：「你晚餐吃了沒有？」 我回答說：「我剛剛有吃了。」
說完以後，老媽似乎才露出安心的表情。

這時候，老爸把我叫到病房外，用著很嚴肅、很悲傷的語氣跟我說：「你媽的病，大概是不會好了。」那時候，是我第一次看到，老爸的眼睛紅紅的。
回到家裡，我發現，原來我還記得怎麼哭泣。
我忘了我哭了多久......過不久，老媽死了......
老媽在醫院的時候，最後跟我一句話：
「以後晚餐要記得吃喔，別再隨便在外面吃了，試試自己煮煮看。」
「不要讓你爸一個人孤獨的在那吃飯。」
說完以後，老媽死了......我又再一次哭了，
眼淚......沾滿了病床上的床單，似乎也沾滿了老爸跟一旁的醫護人員。
如果可以......我多麼希望老媽可以再煮晚餐給我吃。

這篇故事，只是我感慨現在人的不懂事罷了。父母對我們的關心，絕對是真的！

以前的人常說：「考試一百分，不如孝順多一分。」 或許你也曾聽過吧．但你做到了嗎 ？

『晚餐』是要跟家人一起吃，才能叫做『晚餐』。

看了這篇文章, 感慨萬千你知道自己在追求什麼嗎 ？

How to stay young

It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (keep this In mind if you are one of those grouches;)

3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,whatever. Never let the brain get idle."An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots oftime with HIM/HER.

6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourself. LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity and mean it!

Letter to Employees

To all Employees:

Effective January 2006

Dress Code
1. It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a pay raise.

2. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a pay raise.

3. If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a pay raise.

Sick Days
We will no longer accept a doctor's certificate as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

Holiday Days
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday & Sunday.

Compassionate Leave
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend to the arrangements.

In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.

Toilet Use
1. Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the cubicles.

2. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the cubicle door will open, and your picture will be taken.

3. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company notice board under the "Chronic Offenders" category.

4. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sanctioned under the company's mental health policy.

Lunch Break
1. Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more so that they can look healthy.

2. Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.

3. Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. Remember we are an employer of choice and we are here to provide a positive employment experience.

Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere.

Management

小孩的心

有一位单身女子刚搬了家，她发现隔壁住了一户穷人家， 一个寡妇与两个小孩子

有天晚上，那一带忽然停了电，那位女子只好自己点起了蜡烛。没一会儿，忽然听到有人敲门。
原来是隔壁邻居的小孩子，只见他紧张地问：「阿姨，请问你家有蜡烛吗？」

女子心想：「他们家竟穷到连蜡烛都没有吗？千万别借他们，免得被他们依赖了！ 」
於是，对孩子吼了一声说：「没有！」

正当她准备关上门时，那穷小孩展开关爱的笑容说：「我就知道你家一定没有！」 说完，竟从怀里拿出两根蜡烛，说：「妈妈和我怕你一个人住又没有蜡烛，所以我带两根来送你。」
此刻女子自责、感动得热泪盈眶，将那小孩子紧紧地拥在怀里。