Time goes by. Days, Weeks and even years are spent, and much of life's cornucopia of tasty fruits remain wasted.
We look at pictures of wonderful places and fun things to do. And believe we will do it someday. But our lives often fall into daily routine and those hopes and dreams remain on the shelf for that someday that never seems to come. We need to realize that without insight, planning, and dream grasping, at the end of our life journey we may find we are wanting. Sorry that we never made the time to smell the roses or at least not enough of them. We should be more like children and want it now. And do what we tell them, If you want it, plan for it, save for it and learn to prepare for it then you will be able to do it, have it, or enjoy it when you go for it.
Sometimes I think it fear that's stops us. Some people and places are terrible, and some people and places are wonderful. The unknown can be scary, even though if we go for it we may find they can be good, bad, happy and sad. but if you don't take a chance to reach beyond your comfort zone and meet life head on you may never know if you may have missed making great friends, seeing wonderful places or shared great experiences with our family, friends, or new friends. A friend of mine who has done much traveling told me the nicest and most kind and polite people he ever met were from another country. It's amazing to me how you can live somewhere for years and not know your neighbors or reach out to talk to someone you pass on the street. But this seems to be happening more and more like a growing epidemic. There is much too much socialize on the internet today? Even our children are beginning to be lulled into a sedentary life playing games with virtual friends planting virtual flowers and vegetables on the internet for hours rather then going out side and smelling real roses or getting together with real live friends and playing in fresh air among the trees and grass and flowers, that give them the oxygen to breath fresh air. If the world is our Oyster, lets go