Life is just a minute — only sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon you — can't refuse it.
Didn't seek it — didn't choose it.
But it's up to you to use it.
You must suffer if you lose it.
Give an account if you abuse it.
Just a tiny, little minute,
But eternity is in it!

-- Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays,

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"Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself." -Mary Schmich