“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.

To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND,

Ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.”

 

-Marc Levy

 

And I might add, to Marc Levy’s words: 

 

“To realize the value of ONE STICKER, 

Ask a person who would have died by suicide.”