There are some things in life that are worth any price. How much would you take for your health? For one of your children? For your good mind? Many of us do not appreciate the really important things in life until we lose them. But there are some things that are priceless, though we may not realize their worth at the time.

When Joseph Haydn worked for years as a composer for a certain Prince Paul in Germany, the Prince's advisors constantly advised him that the money could better be spent on fortifications and armswhat good was music? What good, indeed! Prince Paul has long been forgotten. Germany has had many wars. But the music of Joseph Haydn lives forever.

Of course even works of art have a relative value. Bernard Tristain once won a newspaper competition by providing the best answer…