> What if someone was laying bricks for 9 hours and then came home ate dinner and then laid bricks for 3 more hours and did this for years and then took a vacation and laid bricks during the vacation as well?

Well, then I would surmise that they must really enjoy laying bricks. And if that's the case, then more power to them :)

> I mean, do we understand that we get a single shot at life.

I'm pretty sure we do. And some of us are lucky enough that we get to choose how we spend it :)