Five More Minutes ( Archived) (6)

Jan 8, 2007 4:48 PM CST Five More Minutes
zdeadmanwalking
zdeadmanwalkingzdeadmanwalkingbowling green, Kentucky USA235 Threads 3,011 Posts
AUTHOR UNKNOWN



While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a
playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy
in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.

"He's a fine looking boy" the man said. "That's my daughter on the bike in
the white dress." Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter.

"What do you say we go, Melissa?"

Melissa pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more
minutes."

The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart's
content.

Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daugheter. "Time
to go now?"

Again Melissa pleaded, "Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes."

The man smiled and said, "O.K."

"My, you certainly are a patient father," the woman responded.

The man smiled and then said, "Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk
driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much
time with Tommy and now I'd give anything for just five more minutes with
him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she
has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Five more
minutes to watch her play."


Life is all about making priorities; what are your priorities?

Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 8, 2007 4:50 PM CST Five More Minutes
cardsfan23
cardsfan23cardsfan23somewhere, USA23 Threads 4,228 Posts
man z, thats beautiful, reading that makes you think who and what you take for granted.
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 8, 2007 4:57 PM CST Five More Minutes
Konigsberg
KonigsbergKonigsbergJurassic Park (Site B), Nova Scotia Canada57 Threads 3 Polls 8,448 Posts
Indeed. Life is all about to give someone you Love, more then 5 minutes, the whole your life. This is my first and only priority.

you made me cry Z. Thank you
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 8, 2007 5:00 PM CST Five More Minutes
nuala
nualanualadublin, Dublin Ireland12 Threads 6,456 Posts
oh my god thats beautiful and so true, you are a gent z.....hug kiss
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 8, 2007 5:46 PM CST Five More Minutes
arabella
arabellaarabellaNear Farmington, Maine USA98 Threads 1 Polls 6,199 Posts
Wow....

I think I'll give myself five more minutes here...even though I want to run ANYWHERE.

Thanks Z
------ This thread is Archived ------
Jan 9, 2007 10:01 AM CST Five More Minutes
Dandelion
DandelionDandelionSouthampton, Hampshire, UK34 Threads 5,236 Posts
That was so lovely, thank you for that. Food for thought! I am always charging round like a mad thing - always. I will now try to make a conscious effort to just afford a little more time to the things that are really, really important - we do lose sight of that sometimes. Well done to you for the inspiration................
Dx.thumbs up kiss yay
------ This thread is Archived ------
Post Comment - Post a comment on this Forum Thread

This Thread is Archived

This Thread is archived, so you will no longer be able to post to it. Threads get archived automatically when they are older than 3 months.

« Go back to All Threads
Message #318

Stats for this Thread

704 Views
5 Comments
by zdeadmanwalking (235 Threads)
Created: Jan 2007
Last Viewed: Apr 17
Last Commented: Jan 2007

Share this Thread

We use cookies to ensure that you have the best experience possible on our website. Read Our Privacy Policy Here