"time is money"

In our society time is money, either people are working for their money or spending their money on goods to make their lives more lavish.  People value money and time and when you put the two together people work even harder.  Money has become what runs our society, people are willing to go the extra mile and put in more time to get more money also giving them the ability to take lavish vacations when they did take time off. Life itself is no longer taken advantage of, everything is done at such a fast pace so they can continue to get more money.  Why must we go so fast through our everyday lives? Why don't people take a moment and really appreciate everything around them? Has money become so important that is it all we think about? That everything about us is determined by the work we do and the money we made from putting in long endless hours in the office sacrificing things within our life? What happened to the days where people actually enjoyed the day, take a second to notice the flower they pass on the way into the office, sitting outside and taking sometime to reflect or just have a moment to breathe? I understand we need to work and earn money to be able to afford to live, but i just think as a society we need to take more time to relax and actually enjoy life and all that we are blessed with and all its beauty.