Richard B. Gunter June 9, 1934 - June 5, 2008

To realize
The value of a sister...
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.


To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple


To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.


To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.


To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.


To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to
A premature baby.


To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.


To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.


To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.

To realize the value of a friend or family member:

LOSE ONE.


- author unknown