No Time To Waste

It happens in an instant. A phone call in the middle of the night; a diagnosis we never saw coming; the departure of someone we love before we had the chance to say goodbye. Life is as fragile as it is fleeting, and yet, how often do we act as if we have all the time in the world?

We hesitate. We delay. We make excuses. We tell ourselves we’ll get to it tomorrow, next week, next year. However, time is indifferent to our hesitation. It moves forward with or without us and before we know it, we find ourselves looking back at the opportunities we let slip through our fingers, the moments we took for granted, the words we never said.

This isn’t a rallying cry to live recklessly or to abandon responsibilities. Quite the opposite. It’s an acknowledgment that time is the one currency we spend without replenishment and every moment wasted is a moment we will never get back. The challenge then is to live with intention.

Consider the traveller who always dreamt of seeing the world but kept postponing the trip until the right time. Then suddenly, health issues, family obligations or financial constraints made the dream impossible. Or the person who stayed in an unfulfilling job for years out of fear only to regret the wasted potential when retirement arrived and they finally asked themselves: Was this it?

Think of the countless people who held grudges for far too long, who let their egos prevent reconciliation, only to mourn the loss of relationships that could have been mended with a single conversation. The father who intended to make more time for his children but was always just a little too busy. The couple who loved each other but let fear or miscommunication keep them apart.

The lesson in all of this is simple: Life is too short not to love fully, not to take risks, not to pursue what truly matters. That doesn’t mean we should be careless but it does mean we should be conscious. Conscious of where we invest our time. Conscious of the people we choose to spend our days with. Conscious of the experiences we say yes to and the ones we allow to pass us by.

Stoicism teaches us that death is not something to fear but something to acknowledge and use as motivation. Memento mori, remember you must die, is not a morbid fixation; it is a call to live. If today were your last, would you be content with how you spent it? If not, why are you waiting for tomorrow to do something about it?

For many, the dream of owning a home remains a dream. They hesitate waiting for the right time, fearing the risks, the unknowns, the what-ifs. Hence the importance of timing and decisiveness. How many people have regretted not purchasing when they had the chance only to watch prices soar beyond their reach? How many have clung to properties that no longer serve them, afraid to take the next step toward something better?

The decisive individual recognizes this truth and acts upon it. They don’t wait for permission to chase their dreams. They don’t hold onto resentments that serve no purpose. They love without reservation, knowing that love, like time, is something we can never have enough of. They take risks, not because they are reckless, but because they understand that regret is far heavier to carry than failure.

Embracing life means accepting its impermanence. It means taking the trip. Writing the book. Saying I love you. Starting over when necessary. Choosing fulfilment over fear. It means recognizing that the perfect moment rarely exists and if we wait for it, we will find ourselves waiting forever.

Just as time waits for no one, neither does the market. Those who recognize that life is too short to stand still, who take bold yet thoughtful action, are the ones who create a life and a home they won’t look back on with regret.

We will all leave this world one day. That is a certainty. The question is, when that day comes, will we have lived in a way that makes us proud? Will we have stories to tell, people we’ve impacted, memories we’ve created? Or will we be left with the regret of roads not taken, words not spoken, life not fully lived?

Because life is too short not to try to live any other way than fully, deeply and without apology.

The Nice Homes Team
8th May 2025