Ever since my mom became unemployed my dad's been a lot more caring and supportive of her. They haven't had an argument in a while, and he's actually going with her on a job interview tomorrow. I even suggested they take a walk on the beach and my dad didn't say anything, which usually means consent. I guess if I were to look at the bright side of things, we have half the income compared to before, but twice the love. And I don't mind that at all.
I really like this quote by Randy Pausch in The Last Lecture. "The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have." It resonates with me. Time is the one thing in your life that can never be replenished. You lose money, you can make it back. I used to be really hung up on spending money unnecessarily. Things like excess baggage fees and parking tickets would really, really get to me, because they were things that could have been prevented. But now that I'm getting older I realize how much more precious time is to me. I would never want to look back at my life and feel like I had wasted it, because I know it's something that I could never get back. I guess the best and closest reminder to me is my parents. They came to the US when they were in their 20's, and now they're more than twice that age. I'm in my 20's now, and it's mind boggling to think about how quickly it'll be when I am more than twice my current age.
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