Principles and priorities make decisions much easier to make. He respectfully declined, having already committed to being at his son's ball game. That's someone who has principles and priorities in order. The more you are given, the more is required of you. There's a big difference between being a single guy in graduate school and being married with kids and owning your own business.
Life seems pretty precious The gift of life is extremely precious.
That has been brought home to me much more recently. In the past six months alone, I've lost my father, three friends and two clients to death. Only my dad's was a timely death. Each of us is given the gift of life. While that's true, the saying doesn't go far enough.