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 the bank 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 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.

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. Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.*

On a recent trip to Jamaica I told myself I would spend as little time as possible sleeping.  I wanted to soak up as much of paradise as I could, and come away with the best photos I could.  Traveling always takes a toll and with a 4-hour flight from New York, and a 2-hour drive from Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay to Negril, needless to say I was a bit tired when I arrived at the hotel.  I had a choice.  Throw away some of my 86,400 with a nap, or push through my fatigue and experience all that I could.  I unpacked and went out to the beach just as a rain shower was ending and caught some classic Jamaican sunset shots!  I was a bit tired and could have used some rest but I would have missed this moment of time, this experience that I will never forget, not to mention a few great photos.  My 4-day trip was actually stretched to 7 due to a storm in New York, and I have more photos to share, but those are for another day.  For now, enjoy every minute of the ride, and leave nothing in the bank!!!

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