How many hours in a day do we spend waiting?
Waiting for the water to heat up, waiting for the coffee to brew, waiting for our hair to dry, waiting for an email reply, waiting for someone to pick up, waiting for youtube to load, waiting for food to be served, waiting for the meeting to start, waiting for the bus, waiting in line, waiting for dinner time, waiting for the party to start, waiting for the red light to turn green, waiting for a confirmation, waiting for someone else to make a decision that will affect you, waiting for a better sale, waiting for a better opportunity, waiting for the something to happen, waiting for life to happen to you..
You may not notice it but every single second of waiting adds up. Every second spent waiting is an opportunity lost. When you look back at the end of the day, think about what you could have achieved instead of waiting.. We already spend one-third of our day sleeping.. make the most out of the remaining two-thirds!
To realise the value of ten years, ask a newly divorced couple.
To realise the value of one year, ask a student who has failed a final exam.
To realise the value of nine months, ask a mother who gave birth to a still born baby.
To realise the value of one month, ask the mother of a premature baby.
To realise the value of one week, ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realise the value of one hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realise the value of one minute, ask a person who has missed their train.
To realise the value of one second, ask a person who has survived an accident.
To realise the value of one millisecond, ask the person who won a silver medal.
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