"I was married for 22 months, and it was enough to fill a lifetime"...says Aida's father in the movie Cold Mountain. Little moments, the shape of a neck, one kiss, a half smile, words not said, all become a bag full of diamonds for Inman, diamonds that help combat the horrors of war. I have wasted so many moments in my life. I too have a treasure full of moments, some are large moments, some are small moments, but their size is no relation to their value. I learned a very valuable lesson at 18 years old, and it was a lesson that was reinforced at 21--every moment counts...live one day at a time...there is no yesterday, there is no tomorrow, there is only today. But I forget it sometimes, I've forgotten it for a good long time. Today's society is so fast paced, so rush rush, busy busy, move move...moments are spent like pennies in a penny candy store. We spend spend spend and rationalize that we are spending the small moments for the big pay off; we'll rush through this year and work work work so we can take a week and go to Cancun and that "big" moment will be worth all the small moments lost. Can a moment be enough for a lifetime. If yes, why do we waste them?