Welcome to the present, where home loans are dominating people's lives in almost every way. Interest rates are creeping up, people are borrowing to their limits and banks are more than happy to approve loans for ever increasing amounts. Personal lives and family life is starting to take a backseat with personal gain and materialistic values becoming number one priority in society, with the expressions of taking the time to stop and smell the becoming seemingly obsolete. Weekends are spent in hardware stores, buying tools and materials to improve our houses value and knock off time during the week is getting later and later making sure we all take all the overtime we can. Most families cannot even remember the last family holiday they had, if they are lucky enough to have had one.
Yes yes, I know, a bleak miserable world is being described to you, but in this world where time is precious I can't help but feel that people are putting their family, loved ones, partners and friends last and striving for financial success first. Which seem a little strange because to bring a smile to a loved ones face can be a quick and inexpensive step. A prepared meal waiting for your partner when they get home, a weekend in bed doing nothing but spending time together watching dvd's, sending some flowers to someones work or home. Even though it may seem like such a quick and simple step to the sender, a simple gesture like can provide a smile and happiness that is priceless and beyond its cost in happiness.
Taking your kids to the park to play, having coffee with an old friend, ringing your parents just to say hello are the little things in life that are becoming increasing overlooked but are the moments that are most treasured. Why not just say no to the overtime one night this week and do something together with your family or loved ones. Because there is nothing worse in this world than regret and to be disappointed that in our life time we haven't taken the time to do the gestures that really do count would be heartbreaking. So start right now, don't put it off, send a box of roses un-expectantly to your loved one, try and put that smile on their face and most importantly back onto yours!
