Time is not short, Only life life is"

This mantra has followed me for years. l sign my emails, finish my articles with it and think about its meaning everyday. I am a mere 61 years old. I know what is waiting for me at the end of this journey we call life. I constantly look at what I have done. What I am doing. What I will do in the future. I go with open arms and happiness.

I will try to give you the best definition of "Time is not short, Only life is" I found this little saying when I was ten years old. I was a real smart ass when I was that age. I knew everything there is to know about life and no one could convince me otherwise.

I got in trouble in school one day. Rather than face the consequences of my actions I decided to run away. In the middle of winter no less. So I took my fathers shotgun and my dog and off we went. I went into the woods (actually a swampy area) and got lost. We had just moved to the area (it was country) and I knew nothing the area. It became dark and cold. It was November in Vermont. Then I came to a realization right then and there that time is not short. Because in my short life to that point everything had rushed by me like a freight train. Now time had come to screeching halt. It eventually became pitch black and I could barely make out the shadows of the trees. So I found a nice piece of ground laid down with my dog and waiting for my destiny.

It was cold and it started to snow. My dog was a lot smarter then me. He took off to who knows where. To this day I will never know. There were terrifying noises all around me through out the night. I was so cold I peed my pants to try and keep warm. Still time was not short. Time no longer existed for me. It was just darkness and the back round noise. Still I waited. It could have been days, hours, or weeks. I had no perception of time.

Then sometime in the night I looked into the darkness and saw a shadow moving toward me. Time had put it self back in fast forward and I said to myself was I going to be eaten alive. It finally reached me, I closed my eyes only to feel my dog licking my face. He had returned with a bone for me to eat with him. Nice thing about the bone it had been cooked.

Time began moving again because light was cutting its way through the forest. I knew I would be free soon. I had felt like a prisoner locked in a six by six cell all night. I had not moved an inch.

It had snowed that night and I walked out the next morning it six inches snow. (I later found out there had been 300 people looking for me on the wrong side of the swamp) I found a house and all the proper authorities were called and everyone was very happy with the outcome. I promised myself after that I would never get lost again anywhere (I never have) also I would no longer take time for granted.

I only tell this story because more often then not we all take time for granted. I think Jack London said it best: “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” I took this to heart and created "Time is not short, Only life is". We join a program in the hopes of becoming rich and successful like so many others. We work hard for a month and we see no results. We cry over spilled milk and we go to our next endeavor. We never look back because of our failures and we never look forward because of our lack of vision.

Use your time. Find your vision. I 100% know that my vision is here at Wealthy Affiliate. No matter how long it takes I will succeed. No matter how hard I need to work, the work will get done. If you are reading this and you are an affiliate here build a huge fire for yourself and those that are lost elsewhere on the internet. For those of you who have not found the shore yet look for our fire. Its here. It will always be here. Just remember "Time is not short, Only life is"