Dear Next Generation: Redeem the Time—A Message for My Young Friends

Once time is spent, it’s gone forever. Use it wisely.
Dear Next Generation: Redeem the Time—A Message for My Young Friends
Dear Next Generation, an advice column from readers to young people. Photo by Shutterstock
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Wow, how could four decades have passed since I was a young 20-something serving in the U.S. Navy? I’m sure it was just yesterday!

That’s how I felt when my husband and I visited a military base recently while on vacation. I witnessed young military men and women bustling about the base, while flashbacks to my younger self scrolled through my thoughts like a rousing movie. Young, fit, mission-focused. This scene captured my soul—freezing it in time—to remind me that life is brief and that we must redeem our treasured time.