Why life really is too short

"Life is too short" we hear it and say it all the time. What do we really mean and do we really mean it when we say it. In actuality, Life is exactly the length it should be; the problem is a life with regrets. People spend so much time doing things they do not want to do that the "leftovers" are too short. that is what they make their life.
I palliative care nurse, who had spent many years caring for the dying wrote the list of the top 5 things people regret.
the number one was: I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, and not do so much what others expected of me. interesting, I am a big proponent of this philosophy. Not, mind you, to the extent that you become some kind of sociopath that flaunts the rules and ethics of society; but, if there is an occasion or an event or anything else that you think you would be unhappy doing--do not do it. Your job is important, but only to the extent that it finances your ACTUAL life. work is not a life; it is only work. 6months after you are gone people will ask "linda who?"
Your extended family is very important, but only if they make you feel good. if you feel crappy Christmas, New years, birthday, Easter, thanksgiving or Sunday afternoon--don't go. Life is too short to be unhappy and feel bad about yourself.
the one thing of life that I truly  believe is too short, is the time that you have your children with you. you blink and it is gone. for a very short time they actually want to be with their parents (and believe their parents are smart) after that, while you are still a family, still love each other and are still bonded, you are adults together. the magic, the innocence, the learning and growing together, is fleeting. we all know it, we all agree that its important; yet, this is the one thing we ignore. we are busy, too busy...busy working, busy talking, busy texting, to just stop.
Is life really too short? or are we just so arrogant and full of hubris to think that we are going to be the one person who beats time and death. you wont be. stop and smell the roses, and while you are at it, stop and smell your babies hair.

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying