"Life goes by pretty quick. If you don't slow down, you might miss it." - Ferris Bueller

 

For those of you who don't know, Ben Stein, who played the famous boring teacher for Ferris, is actually a financial columnist and major retirement investment advocate now.  It is one of the major parts of his life few know about....he has a very successful but quiet career outside of acting and entertainment.

 

The above quote was used by Ben Stein to show the need to save financially for a retirement where people could slow down and enjoy life.

 

However, in doing so he actually forgot the context of what Ferris mean in the famous movie "Fast Time....".

 

Ferris was actually talking about not letting life's responsibilities and obligations, which includes career, business, AND investments, get in the way of enjoying life itself.

 

It is true...life goes by quickly, especially when we are caught up in all of the things we think we MUST do....have you ever noticed when you just enjoy life, the days seem to often slow down?  And you relax and enjoy it more?

 

Slow down...enjoy life.  Sometimes a high scchool class-skipping teenager can teach us something valuable!!!