I agree with this, and disagree with this.
It’s a great notion and idea and much to the point of many a country song. Most people wait til they are dieing to learn how to live. Too many get caught up in the “keeping up with the Jones'” syndrome and often forget exactly what they are working for. Wanna learn what it’s like to appreciate life and living. Visit country folk and rednecks. We may be mired in red tape at times when it comes to bills but we are never short on fun. Whats the point in working for the money if you have no time to spend it? Or to have the shiny things just to have it as a commuter? And why is it that after all the decades we have spent digging up Egyptian ruins it has not sank in for most that- No you can not take the stuff with you!
Now my point of contention. This is not a reason, excuse, philosophy to become lax and lazy about the world around you. Sure you’ve had worse, but small changes can make it better….or even more so, keep it from getting worse. The trick is balancing the two. For each person that balance comes differently.
Work to improve your world and the world for those around you, work hard to get to the goals you would like to have, but STOP and look at the things you have done and appreciate the things you busted your ass to get. Thank your better half for putting up with your crap. Thank your kids for not being worse then the way they are ( besides they are a combination of you and your other half looking back at you) and always make time to saddle up and see all things you never normally take the time to look at. Don’t just speed from point A to point B….that’s a commute ….not a ride.