 How foolishly and profitless did I let my life pass by, wasting it neglectfully and carelessly as it were a thing of no value, or as if it were endless in scope and would never run out. I squandered my time like an irresponsible spendthrift, squanders money, not considering for a moment that it was both precious and limited. This is so important. Wasting time is actually, if you think about it, wasting life, because what is mortal life, but a certain quantity of time that we're given. And people waste their time quite casually, either on pointless things or doing nothing, or doing things which have got no productive goal. I think it really calls to mind how precious a gift this time is, because it's our one chance. This is our one chance of expressing God's love and grace, of fulfilling His will, of becoming the people who God wants us to be.