The Greatest Wealth Is Time With Those We Love

Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to create a life.

Priorities shift over the years. The older we get, the more we understand the real value of time and the freedom to spend it with those we love the most. Family, friends, significant others.

In the times of Covid, we have all been starkly reminded of this reality and just how quickly it can change. Many of us, myself included, have faced a drastic reduction in the amount of time we spend around those we love for the sake of protecting them (and ourselves).

This is a difficult but important realization for a society that values being busy above all else. We even value being busy over real productivity. We place weight on tasks that take more time even if they could’ve been effectively done much quicker. This is what a “by the hour” society results in, but that’s a different conversation.

I can say from experience that it feels as though 2020 barely even happened. Shutdowns and quarantines began here in March, and I am writing this in October. Events, concerts, weddings, family gatherings, birthday celebrations…all either completely canceled or enjoyed from afar. No family hugs, kisses, or indoor gatherings.