the best investment

"My own resolute idleness has mostly been a luxury rather than a virtue, but I did make a conscious decision, a long time ago, to choose time over money, since I've always understood that the best investment in my limited time on earth was to spend it with the people I love. I suppose it's possible I'll lie on my deathbed regretting that I didn't work harder & say everything I had to say, but I think what I'll really wish is that I could have one more beer with Chris, another long walk with Megan, one last hard laugh with Boyd. Life is too short to be busy." - Tim Kreider

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