Don't Let Life Pass You By

It has become clear to me that the majority of people in this world let life pass them by. I can not fathom going through life without enjoying each moment. We often don't appreciate our lives, by that I mean, we don't make good use of our time. People in general are stuck on societies beliefs that a successful life is shaped by status and status coming from money, power, and title. My question though is what good are all those things if you don't enjoy the journey obtaining them? I mean I'm sure a select few people do like their rode to "success" but I'm willing to bet that most miss out on a lot of other opportunities often without realizing it. Don't get me wrong either, I do like having nice things and a means of obtaining them. Though, my thought structure is significantly unorthodox, at least compared to what I think is the norm. At this point in my life I am still young enough to enjoy each day and all this world has to offer, without being rich. However, I believe myself to be extremely wealthy. Wealthy in sense that I have great friends, family and the time to enjoy both as often as humanly possible. When I am old and grey I won't have much to look back on and regret ( unless I end up broke haha). But really I'm not saying people shouldn't care about their careers and the dollars they bring in because I do very much. I do have goals and the ambition to achieve them. What I am saying is...find a happy medium. Stop worrying so much if life doesn't go the way you planned, don't let yourself fall into a routine boring life, make extra time for fun...whatever fun is to you, do it more, do it often and do it well. Because chances are when you are old and grey you won't be able to do the things you can today. Time is precious and is spent recklessly in general...at least according to me. Don't let life pass you by.