Trevor S 2,003 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for youruse. However, this prize has rules:The set of rules:1. Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.2. You may not simply transfer money into some other account.3. You may only spend it.4. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400 for that day.5. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say,“Game Over!". It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.... What would you personally do? Let me guess....You would buy anything and everything you wanted, right? Not only for yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right?You would try to spend every penny, and use it all, because you knew it would be replenished in the morning, right? ACTUALLY, This GAME is REAL ...Shocked ??? Each of us is already a winner of this *PRIZE*. We just can't seem to see it. The PRIZE is *TIME*1 Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life2. And when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.3. What we haven't used up that day is forever lost.4. Yesterday is forever gone.5. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time WITHOUT WARNING...SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars. Think about it and remember to enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.So take care of yourself, be happy, love deeply and enjoy life!Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day- - - Start “spending”.... 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,514 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 A sobering thought Trevor. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Which vicar used that in his sermon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 A friend in palliative care had his wife send it to me (and others) via e-mail and I thought it was worthy of sharing with fellow Nottstalgians. I feel sure someone will advise of the origin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Trevor, Thank you for posting The Magic Bank Account. It is so true of life,and certainly makes you aware of every passing moment, and to appreciate and enjoy the life we are given. I had a little mess around on Google, and the name Marc Levy came up. I worked for a while at a Hospice and around the walls there were often Frames with Prayers and poems on. A lot of them, were words of wisdom that people who were not religious could read and enjoy and see reason from them. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 dollars.....do we use those ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 We do down here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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