The first star in the evening sky shines with a special brightness, because it is the first.

We see it as a signal; the first sign that afternoon has turned to evening.

The first of anything is touched with special glamour; first love, a baby's first words or steps, first day of school, first job.

 They're signals of change, profound and irreversible.

When day turns to evening, that day will never come again.

 Tomorrow is a new day, unique and never-to-be-repeated.

If we could meet each new day, each new person, each new experience, as though it were the first, our lives could be touched by the excitement and discovery of adventure.

We're not the same as we were yesterday.

 Each moment we change; each new event in our lives can be a cusp between two different states.

Today, let's give ourselves that special gift.

Human beings, sometimes to our amazement, can be as fragile as glass. 

It's especially easy to forget what makes people we live with or have known for a long time shine or sing.

We take for granted the very qualities that made us love them in the first place. 

When we forget how to see and hear the people we love, how to appreciate them, we grow careless.

Too often, from sheer neglect, the relationship between us grows dull and silent, then slips, falls, and shatters.

Paying attention to other people's needs and feelings can prevent this.