Time is our Most Precious Commodity Put time in perspective Value of time.... To know the value of one year... ask the student who failed the final exam. To know the value of one month... ask the mother of a premature baby. To know the value of one week... ask the editor of a weekly newsmagazine. To know the value of one day... ask the wage earner who has six children. To know the value of one hour... ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. To know the value of one minute... ask the person who missed the plane. To know the value of one second... ask the person who survived the accident. To know the value of on millisecond... ask the Olympic silver medalist. Since you can't change time, you must instead change your approach to it.