Oh Oh! all the armchair philosophers are coming out of the woodwork...here's my
contribution from a bumper sticker I saw...

Enjoy life!...this is not a rehearsal.

Roy O.
'87 Westfalia
(till death us do part)

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 4:30 PM
Subject: Holiday thought

>   A friend sent me this post as a thought for the holiday.  Seems like it
>deserves to be shared.  Wishing you happy holidays....
>
>LIFE
>
>   We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have
>a baby, then another, and establish a career.......
>
>   Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more
>content when they are.
>
>   After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.  We will
>certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.
>
>   We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his
>or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice
>vacation, when we retire.
>
>   The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.  If not
>now, when?
>
>   Your life will always be filled with challenges.  It's best to admit this
>to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
>
>   Alfred D. Souza said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was
>about to begin - real life.  But there was always some obstacle in the way,
>something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still
>to
>be served, a debt to be paid.  Then life would begin.  At last, it dawned on
>me that these obstacles were my life".
>
>   This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.
>Happiness is the way.
>
>   So, reassess every moment that you have.  And treasure it more because
>you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time
>with...and
>remember that time is independent of man.  It is neither good nor bad; it
>simply is-- and we either use it wisely or we don't.
>
>   So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,
>until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids,
>until
>your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you
>get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday
>morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid
>off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off
>welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on,  until you
>die, until you are born again........ to decide that there is no better time
>than right now to be happy...
>
>Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
>
>Thought for the day:
>
>Work like you don't need money,
>Love like you've never been hurt,
>And dance like no one's watching.
>