I suppose it’s possible I’ll lie on my deathbed regretting that I didn’t work harder and say everything I had to say, but I think what I’ll really wish is that I could have one more beer with Chris, another long talk with Megan, one last good hard laugh with Boyd. Life is too short to be busy.

One other point - it does strike me as a bit self-important to presume that, because someone isn't spending time with you, that person must not be enjoying himself. When someone tells you she can't hang out with you on a Saturday because she is taking her kid to the pool, maybe she actually enjoys doing that. And maybe she has other ways of enjoying herself for the remaining 14 hours of her day, again without you. .