to comprehend the value of one year

just ask the students who failed their entrance exams

to comprehend the value of one month

just ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby

to comprehend the value of one week

just ask the editor of a weekly newspaper

to comprehend the value of one hour

just ask the lovers who are waiting to meet

to comprehend the value of one minute

just ask the people who missed their stop on the train

to comprehend the value of one second

just ask the person who managed to avoid an accident just in time

to comprehend the value of a tenth of a second

just ask the person who ended up with the silver medal at the Olympics

the hands of a clock will continue ticking

therefore, treasure every moment you have.

And, treat today as the utmost gift you'll have.

"Up until the mid twentieth century the mountain gorilla was considered a myth. Oddly enough, a legend not unlike bigfoot or the loch ness monster. The chance of actually seeing/experiencing this elusive shadow was as likely as finding ones soulmate.

Rare.

Precious.

Even once discovered they seemed unapproachable. The only way to get close to this magnificent creature was to become empathetic. Abandon all pretense and preconceptions.

To bare an open throat.

To collapse into the arms of vulnerability.

All but extinct, these beings/moments are threatened by the black hearted.

The cold and oblivious.

The empty eyed profit seekers that overlook these

Rare

Precious

Moments."