On a more serious note

[jenk]

[After 9/11], a lot of people spoke of waking up to the fact that life offers no guarantees, and they vowed not to continue taking their lives and loved ones for granted. But why were they asleep in the first place? People die suddenly every day; why did it take planes flying into buildings to realize that the spouse they fought with this morning might not come home tonight?

- from Following Francis: The Franciscan Way for Everyone by Susan Pitchford

This is one of the reasons I'm reluctant to work late every night or weekends. Work is important, but so is the rest of my life - and it may not wait.