Life is a marathon and not a sprint. Why would anyone want it to be a sprint? Who would want to race through it to the end point?

Life is a marathon, which has many laps – babyhood, childhood, teenage, young adult, middle age adult and finally old adult. Investing is also a marathon. It is a long-term activity conducted over many, many years with many laps or rounds. Just as a marathon runner has to refresh herself at periodic intervals, the investor has to commit new resources into the portfolio on a regular basis. This allows the investor to take advantage of the opportunities thrown up by the market. Furthermore, investments are not held hostage to one level of the market. Marathon running requires you to pace your self.  If you run a marathon like a sprint you will be in trouble.