Taking things for granted
(Don’t take your family for granted! :))
It’s kinda funny how we take things for granted. Like, having perfect vision. You probably take them for granted but I was (almost) legally blind without my glasses for 7-8 years, then I had laser eye surgery and the world is CLEAR.
The other day I was reading the newspaper and this old man, who’s like 43, he crossed the road and got hit by a car. He died. I was like, “Damn, another one bite the dust. And he probably had perfect version”. Then the other day this 18 years old kid got cancer and died. I was like, “Damn. Another person died, he probably had perfect version too!”.
Okay, sounds kinda insensitive to some, but KNOW that right now, you’re breathing …. that’s a miracle in itself. The other day I was sitting and I was like, “WOW. This is amazing. I exist in this planet”. Just a state of being. There is nothing to do, to have or buy.
Then shortly afterwards I showed someone 2 girls 1 cup. Eww.
Speaking of taking things for granted, today I was at the shop, lining up to the cashier and this old guy, probably 67 years old … buys a pack of gum. The total is like $1.97 and he was like, “I WANT A REFUND. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? I CAN BUY ANOTHER GUM AT THE OTHER STORE FOR 67 CENTS!” and I was like … “Oh dear.” Then I realize maybe he isn’t a cheap skate, perhaps his retirement fund is dwindling and he really needs to conserve. All too often we spend $2 on a pack of gum without thinking about it, right?
Anyways, it’s almost the end of the year. Just take 5 minutes to reflect on everything. Know you’re blessed with awesomeness, like having a family, perfect vision, money, friends, whatever. Because it’s all too often we take things for granted.