I have just learned of the phrase "miss the boat,"

Which means to miss an important opportunity.

It's as if there's a boat that comes by,

And if you missed it, you've lost the opportunity.

But what if you've missed more than one boat?

What if you've missed opportunities time and again?

And what if the consequences of missing those boats

Were far more severe than anyone could have imagined.

Life is full of boat-missing possibilities,

And that is something to think about.

It's a lesson we learn over and over again:

To be vigilant, to...