Five More Minutes... 
-Authorn 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 son on the 
swing in the blue sweater." Then, looking at his watch, he 
called to his son. "What do you say we go, Todd?" 

Todd pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five 
more minutes." The man nodded and Todd continued to swing to 
his heart's content. 

Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his son. 
"Time to go now?" Again Todd 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, "My older son 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 Todd. He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. 
The truth is, I get Five more minutes to watch him play." 

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

Unknown Author. 
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Here is a little something that got me to thinking and I can certainly 
relate to this. Hope that you find some wisdom in this. Even picking up 
the phone and talking for 5 minutes to a friend I haven't spoken to for 
a while, would also mean just as much. 

Have a great day. 

Harold 

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