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 DAY, 

ask the person who was born on February 29th. 

 

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.

-Anonymous

more on the value of time

everyone more or less knows this quote and it makes so much sense

time is so valuable and everyone of us knows it

yet there are more times where we disregard it or even ignore this fact

because we think that we have so much time

yet we do not and as hard as it is to fathom

we are going to turn to ashes sooner than you know it

we keep track of our time with calenders and schedules

we while away the "free days" and tell ourselves that time is not that limited

we idle around till the very last minute before we realise how far back we are

and then try to chase the lost time

but it is not unknown to anyone that it is an impossible task

i am a victim of this

i am a doer of this

i am a culprit of this

i while away my time

thinking that i am as free as a bird

and when deadlines creep closer

i don't budge

but when deadlines are just days away

i panic and scream, i blame and shout

similarly, i idle away my holidays

and rush through the weekends

and at the end of the day

i enjoy so little that it seems as though it's a waste of time

and i regret my actions

and when you love someone

there's never enough time

that is a very sad but true fact

so carpe diem as much as you can

don't let time waste a way