To realize
The value of a sister
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize
The value of ten years
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of four years
Ask a graduate.

To realize
The value of one year
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.

To realize
The value of one month
Ask a mother
who has given birth to
A premature baby.

To realize
The value of one week
Ask an 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 has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize
The value of one-second
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident. . .

To realize
The value of one millisecond
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Time waits for no one

To realize
the value of a friend
Loose one!