The magic bank

[PANO]

The following has been on the mailing circuit for a while so please forgive me to post it here nevertheless, because it is so matching with the camino spirit, I think.

Magic Bank Account
Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has 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? 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 ??? YES! 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 life.
2. 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”....

 

[KinkyOne]

I like this.
And I'm trying to spend every € every single day, not always successful but I'm trying

You've made my day so I guess few of your € well spend

Thanks!

 

[VNwalking]

Beautiful, PANO, thank you. How do we spend out time indeed?
More to the point how do we give? Because after a while you can only 'buy' so much for yourself.

 

[ManyMiles2Go]

I just spent 180 replying to this great thread and giving you a LIKE. Thanks PANO

 

[William Garza]

Wonderfull!

 

[Butterfly]

Uh this is rather clever and interesting - thanks for posting it! i've had cancer a few years ago which threatened the closure of my bank account - to my great surprise - until then i was heading for "great old age - or 120 " hehe - and please don't feel bad or sad for me - i'm just saying it because of the surprise point - don't prolong or wait for a better chance - do it, say it, celebrate it - TODAY

i'd love to use the magic bank account for a christian youth camp in the summer - would that be ok? x

 

[PANO]

Uh this is rather clever and interesting - thanks for posting it! i've had cancer a few years ago which threatened the closure of my bank account - to my great surprise - until then i was heading for "great old age - or 120 " hehe - and please don't feel bad or sad for me - i'm just saying it because of the surprise point - don't prolong or wait for a better chance - do it, say it, celebrate it - TODAY
i'd love to use the magic bank account for a christian youth camp in the summer - would that be ok? x

What a lovely post, Butterfly! And PLEASE go ahead to clean-up your account every day, that camp will appreciate, but then they don't know that you'll actually do it all for yourself, hehe