My USD4,704.36 Loss | Getting My Priorities Right
While having dinner with the family, I noticed a strand of white hair on my wife. I look around the table; my parents and my kids are talking to each other. My eyes teared up, I quickly wiped it away, and no one noticed.
The last 30 days, I have been working hard and losing sleep over my financial loss. None of my family members knew about it. I am both tired and frustrated as I am barely making up the losses.
Yet tonight's dinner made me realised that I have not only lost money, but I have also lost 30 days of my life. The last 30 days I was not living, I was only focusing on money. I was physically with my family, but spiritually I was not with them. I have gotten my priorities wrong.
I can make back the money that I have lost, but I cannot gain back the lost time. The financial loss is still painful, but it is not as painful as missing the important moments of our family time.
This entry is a reminder that I need to get my priorities right.