Many people do not feel the value of something until after they have lost it!

The son who neglects to honour his parents mistreats them and only feels their value after he has lost them, whether it is through their death or by losing their approval or blessing…

In general, a person is not aware of the value of life and the importance of eternity until after he has lost that life and eternity both together…

How nice it is if a person wakes up to himself and perceives the value of his situation before he loses it, especially something which cannot be retrieved once it has been lost!!

—H.H. Pope Shenouda III, Experiences in Life