5 o' clock somewhere

At the end of every work day, I swear time slows down. If the time spent sleeping went this slow I would definitely feel rested every morning. Time is like the most valuable thing we as humans have. It is precious because there's really no way we can ever use any more than we're given. It's set. We have a predetermined number of days that we will be alive and there are few things that can change that (other than being careless with how you treat your body). Sometimes, I think that working is such a waste of time. I mean, if I knew that I was going to die tomorrow, would I go into work as any other normal day? Most assuredly not! But its part of being responsible. As I'm entering manhood, and becoming a husband, I think its finally hitting me how selfish of a person I am. Its not selfish to crave adventure. It is selfish to live recklessly both financially and in actions. BUT I refuse to become the domesticated, tame male that only thinks of providing himself and his family with comfort. That's not living, that's just existing. Rather, I hope to be challenging myself and my wife, and even my kids to be in the pursuit of something to better themselves. Downtime and rest is good, but not in excess. We only really have a short time on the earth. I don't want to get to heaven and God be like, "So, Matthew, what did you spend all that time on earth doing? I see you watched tv a lot. You made it to church sometimes. Did you do anything really, you know, significant?" I want to hear "well done" my servant. Its like I have this time to prepare myself for the rest of my life. I want to learn as much as I can and experience as much as possible in pursuit of wisdom and adventure that I believe God has in store for me. So here's to 5 o' clock, let the adventure begin!