Time is the Coin of your Life.

The quote, "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you," is only one of the many quotes that have meaning to me. This one in particular was by Carl Sandburg. Through this quote, he illustrates how precious our life is and that we only have one chance to get it right. We have authority over our destiny. We should guard it so others can't rob us away from what we would really like to be doing with ourselves. Imagine yourself when you get old, looking back, feeling lonely and sad that you allowed for instance your job to control your life instead of you taking authority and investing yourself more with your family. It also illustrates how quickly time (our life) can be spent as fast as money. We should value it and care for it because we only have one chance at life. We don't get a redo. In caring for our lives, we care for ourselves. When caring for oneself, you are not only investing in your own happiness, but also the happiness of the people around you. It goes back to the saying "if you love oneself, you can better love others because you are happy." Guard our lives and our lives will be good.