If only I had taken 5 minutes more to listen, look, laugh & to think how much better would my words appear? Would I have been more persuasive if instead of putting up a defensive wall I opened that wall to listen to those with differing views and used their own thoughts and ideas in my argument? Would the world appeared more vibrant with colors if I had looked a bit deeper at a picture or listen to a song a few minutes longer? Most importantly would my loved ones feel that love as I listened more carefully to their own words and thoughts and took 5 minutes more to laugh and enjoy time with them.