When the angel of the death came to Joe Smith, one of the richest men in the world, he dismissively responded “I am not ready to die as I have so much left to do. Do you mind coming back you later?” The angel replied, “Sorry your time is up and we must leave now.”
Joe Pleaded, “If I were to give you 10% of my fortune, which is over a billion dollars, will you return in a year later?” The angel shook his head and replied, “It is time to go.” Joe tried his best to negotiate with the angel. He finally succumbed and offered, “If I were to give you all my fortune, which is 10 billion dollars, will you give me 5 minutes so that I can call my wife and children and tell them that I love them? I have never told them this and it is very important to me that they know how I feel about them.”
The Angel paused and looked at Joe curiously and asked, “How long did it take you to make your 10 billion dollars?” Joe replied, “30 years.” The Angel shook his head and said “I really do not understand you human beings! If you are willing to give up 30 years of your life’s work for 5 minutes, then why did you not make the most of every minute while you had it? How did you value your time? Where were your priorities? Why did you not say or do the things that really mattered?” The lights went off a second later, Joe was gone. His 10 billion dollars could not buy him the time to do what really mattered.
Time is the most precious invaluable resources. Make the most of it now.
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