The author is unknown. But whoever you are, if you're out there, your poem is beautiful. And so true.
Here goes:
To realize
The value of a sister/brother
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.
The value of ten years:
Ask a newlyDivorced 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 stillborn.
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.The value of one minute:
Ask a personWho has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.LOSE ONE.
The origin of this letter is unknown,
But it brings good luck to everyone who passes it on.
Remember....
Hold on tight to the ones you love!
This one's for Jules and The Words Crafter:
26 comments:
I received that e-mail as well and it's a great message. thanks for sharing!
I never get any of the great emails, Olivia. All I get are from Turanistan, saying, "You have won One Gazillion dracma (40 cents American.) To receive your limitless fortune, please email your bank account number and visa card number to this emai address."
Thanks for sharing, Roland
That was lovely... hadn't see it before. Thanks for sharing! :)
LOL @ Roland! ;)
I've never read or received this, thanks. I've actually experienced many of these, either myself or with my beloved family members. Profound.
Thank you thank you for the Joplin!!!!
Nice message. I'm surprised I haven't received it yet.
Good Joplin tune.
Lee
Tossing It Out
I just found your blog :) Happy to visit! I have gotten this message before, and I agree... I just delete so many of those but this one is touching. Thanks for the reminder!
Haven't received this particular email and I love it. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this, such a pleasure to read.
Have a lovely day.
Yvonne.
Never received this one either but it is truly a good one. Thanks for passing it on!
This is such a wonderful message. Thanks for sharing!
OMG, forget the poem, are you reading my mind? I had the exact song ready to send to you. :) Just think of what we lost by losing her.
The poem was good as well but it's not JJ. Can you see me chair dancing?
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
Why do I always have to get the chain e-mails from some ousted Nigerian royalty asking for money?
Very nice Olivia!! I also like the pics you chose to post with the poem :)
Thank you for sharing. This was beautiful.
Thank you for posting the Janis video! I'd forgotten how much I love that song. When I was a little girl I wanted to look just like Janis Joplin. I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world lol.
There's a great message in that email. Thanks for sharing. Off to celebrate a few of those moments with my family :)
Kathie, you're welcome!
Roland, you're a trip. I did receieve one such but thank goodness it doesn't happen often. :)
DL, anytime!
Words Crafter, me too. I feel ya.
Hi Lee, thanks for stopping by. I've been away a lot lately and have missed reading your blog. I'll have to stop by and say hi to you, too. Thanks!
~that rebel, Olivia
Dear Dangerous, welcome! Glad you stopped by.
Catherine, I'm glad!
Yvonne, awww. You too.
Gargi, hi. And thanks for stopping by!
Renae, you're welcome!
~that rebel, Olivia
Jules, love the chair dance!
Postman, it must be a guy thing, Roland gets those, too. :)
Angela, the pics came with the email, they're great aren't they!
Melissa, you're welcome, I'm so glad you liked it.
Kimber, she is very beautiful. Funny I hadn't realized how much until recently.
~that rebel, Olivia
Jemi, how wonderful that you are celebrating. Yay! Have a great weekend!
~Olivia
Oh my, the one second one got me...whew!
Ooh! How about a millisecond to a silver medalist?
Loved this post. Thanks for sharing and for visiting mine with your sunny encouragement. =)
Edge of Your Seat Romance
Hey I have something for you on my blog :) And I had to come back for an encore performance :D
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
Aww, this is one of the best forward-e-mails I've seen! I tend to get the ones that Roland is talking about.
Right now, being pregnant is making me hyper-aware of time in a way I haven't been before. I'm counting the seconds between kicks, heartbeats at the doctor's office and the months, weeks, and days until full term. Every little thing I do and every minute spent in the womb is vitally important to this growing person. It's very strange to have to think this way all the time, but it's a great way to put things in perspective.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing with us. It did my heart good.
.......dhole
beautiful reminder.
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