Tonight, most of us will need to move our clocks forward an hour, and that means we will lose an hour of our lives, sort of. While Daylight Saving Time will give us an extra hour to tour homes after work and to do whatever else requires that it be done before sunset, it also takes away an hour of bed rest for most of us. It's considered by most to be a reasonable trade off.
Time is a commodity that is irreplaceable, almost. The almost part exists in the one hour that we will lose tonight and actually get back in a half year. It is the only time that will eventually be replaced in like kind.
When we have children, we have them for eighteen years, more or less. After that, they are gone forever, not as individuals who we will love forever, but as children. Their childhood has expired, along with our opportunity to do whatever we had planned for our children. Did we spend enough time with them? Maybe, but probably never quite enough. Did we give them the best home in the best neighborhood with the best schools possible? Maybe.
Whatever your wants and needs, wishes and goals, the most precious obstacle is time. Although we have to make adequate plans and proper decisions, delaying a good decision degrades the one component that cannot be replaced. Other than the hour we'll get back in the fall, time passes and never returns.
If you're pondering a lifestyle upgrade that will affect you and your family, delay will only diminish its benefits. Go for it.
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