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Cord Byrd: I wasn't really aware of the passage of time. Along that line, may I say, let me see if I can quote a little verse by…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2002
I wasn't really aware of the passage of time. Along that line, may I say, let me see if I can quote a little verse by someone else: The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power to know just when the hand will strike, at late or early hour. Now is all the time we have, so live, love, and work with a will. Take no thought of tomorrow, for the clock may then be still.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Reflecting on the passage of time and the importance of living in the present.

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