Happy New Year take 2 (slightly better than the crap i wrote last night)

"Give me time," says the traveller, "and I shall see the world with my own eyes."

"Give me time," cries the author, "and we shall make masterpieces that will be talked about for years on end."

"Give me time," begs the student, "and I shall learn and master my field of study."

"Give me time," pleads the ambitious, "and I shall acquire wealth! Position! Power!"

But ironically, time is the one thing we waste with reckless imprudence thinking we are rich with an unending supply; and then once out of it, we seek it and beg for it like a desperate beggar. Unfortunately for us, time is an efficient thief who comes quickly, leaves quickly, and once gone, never returns.  He is also a deceptive merchant to takes our words and actions, granting us no opportunity for redress, and leaving us with nothing but regret.

That is why we must make each moment count by milking it for all its worth so there is nothing to regret. That is the only way we can have an upper hand over time.

And so the traveller must go and see the world while he can.  The author must write, the student must learn, and the ambitious must acquire everything...while they still can.

I hope to do all that.

Hello, 2010!