Value those who dedicate their time to you, because they will never get it back.

We have a bad habit of not valuing the time that others dedicate to us. A conversation, a hug, a smile, a how you feel, a “I do it because I know you would like it” or simply an accompanying gesture. There are thousands of daily acts of the people around us that we do not value.

The seconds, hours or minutes do not need to come from our family, friends or partner. The time of strangers also becomes important when, for example, thanks to them the day can start with a smile because their good morning was full of joy or they give us that push we needed. The greatness of people is in those small details, but with great effects and affection.

The great value of time

“They say that A traveler crossing the desert saw a pensive Arab sitting at the foot of a palm tree, next to his loaded camels. The traveler assumed that he was a merchant of valuable objects and that he was going to sell his jewelry, perfumes and tapestries to a neighboring city.

Since he hadn’t spoken to someone for too long, he approached the thoughtful merchant and said:

-Good friend, cheers! You seem very worried. I can help you with something?

-Oh! -answered the merchant-. I am very saddened because I have just lost the most valuable jewel of all…

-Well, the loss of a jewel is surely not a big deal for you. You carry a large quantity of them on your camels and it will surely not cost you to replace them.

-Replace it? -exclaimed the merchant-. If only it were so simple! You don’t know the value of my loss…

-What is the jewel you have lost? – asked the traveler.

-A jewel like no other, that will never be made again. It was carved from a piece of stone of life and made in the workshop of time.. Its ornaments were twenty-four brilliant pieces, grouped around it with sixty smaller ones… It is impossible for another jewel with similar characteristics to be reproduced.

“It must have been beautiful, yes,” said the traveler. But, with a lot of money, couldn’t you make another one just like it?

–The lost jewel was one day… And a day that is lost, will never be found again.”

After this story, what is a day for you? What does your time mean? One minute is enough to leave an indelible mark on another person’s heart, choose what you want to do or enjoy what happens. The important thing is to be aware of the present moment and take advantage of it with the people you want and in the way you like, also knowing how to value the dedication of others to you.

While money, even if lost, can be recovered, lost time does not come back. Do not waste or spend time regretting for not knowing how to take advantage of it at the time. From now on, take advantage of it and value it as one of the most precious assets that exists.

Time is not demanded, it is chosen

There are those who are not able to perceive the efforts of other people to make their routine more bearable, to give color to their gray days or to want to enjoy their company. There are people who see as an obligation what is actually a choice on the part of others. There are those for whom other people’s time goes unnoticed, those who value it as if it were a treasure and those who demand it from others, as if it were theirs.

Each of us is free to whom and how to dedicate our time. Let us not forget that minutes, hours and seconds are fragments of our life and no one has the power to freely decide about them.

Dedicating time translates into I care about you, I love you, I support you, I adore your company and that has no price or material equivalent. Because definitely, dedicating time is dedicating life.

Therefore, we should neither demand part of others’ time, nor should we beg for it from those who only think of themselves. Time cannot be bought, exchanged or sold. Spending time with others is a choice that comes from within. and allows us to connect emotionally with others.

Time is the greatest gift that exists

Value those who write to you, those who speak to you, listen to you, do you a favor, accompany you or remember you because they love it, because they like it, because they feel it. People who give you their time understand that it is the greatest thing they can give you, since knowing how to offer it is speaking the language of the heart. Be grateful because time also offers the possibility of forging memories that will later awaken feelings of joy, nostalgia and appreciation.

If you translate the times that others spend with you into affective language, you will understand that There are more I love you and care about you than you expected. Therefore, value every second that others dedicate to you, because to a large extent they are offering you the greatest gift that exists: part of their life.

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