Count down to...?

I just heard a story about a little boy who had the flu who said, "I wish I could fast forward this part of my life." Cute huh? It reminded me however of a thing I heard on the radio yesterday, which was the opposite of cute. The DJ made reference to it being Friday and said, "Another week down." What is that supposed to mean? Another week closer to what? I've heard this ridiculous attitude before on the radio with things like, "Wednesday, we're half way there!" or, "It's almost the weekend...the only days worth living for!" Really? If you have to live for Friday, then you should probably make a change in your life. There is of course the quote from one of the musicals that President Monson quotes about how, if you live for tomorrow, you'll end up with a lot of empty yesterdays. Life is hard and there are days that it would be nice to have behind you instead of ahead of you and yes, the little boy was right, it would be wonderful to fast forward some of that time. But "another week down" is just another week closer to death if its seen as something to get through. A race in a pool, on a track, up a corporate ladder or whatever is fun and has the reward of a trophy or a participation ribbon (hated those) or success and accomplishment of some kind. But a race through life just makes you dead. Dead, I can see, will have its perks, but I'm in no hurry. Just a thought.