We tend to get caught up in what is grand and shiny, but I feel like it’s truly the little things that make us happy. It’s the little things that make us think, It’s so great being alive. For a while, I’ve been thinking about how lucky we are to be alive, even if we all have our own problems.
If there’s one thing this quarantine taught me, it’s that I should appreciate every little thing I have. Of course, that was always a clear and obvious value to me, but it’s hard to put it into effect sometimes when you see the difficulties of life. Sometimes you’d say, “I wish I didn’t have this,” or “I wish I had that, too.”
The truth is that you can’t have everything in life. There will always be something that someone has that you don’t. There will always be someone who’s a little better than you at something. Someone will always have it a little easier than you. But, this is also true the other way around. But at the end of the day, we all each have something we’re meant for, something greater.
Maybe I’ve become a bit more sentimental or something, but sometimes I stare out the window and the thought just comes to mind: “Thank God.” Thank God because despite the challenges and roadblocks, despite the problems, and despite the forsaken pandemic, I’m still here in the present to experience everything I’m meant for in this life.
I’m so thankful for the little things. Whether that be a good tune to space out to, a best friend to laugh with, somebody to love, or something to live for. There is always something to look forward to, even if it’s something as simple as the flowers from the garden of your next-door neighbor blooming to stand up tall.
Am I a bit too much of a Romantic? Maybe, maybe not. I’m not saying that there’s no such thing as problems. I’m saying hardships come and go. Actually, everything, good and bad, does at some point in time, which is why I have started truly appreciating everything. I don’t want to take anything for granted.
I remember something I learned back in eighth grade. It was part of a story that we read, but it stuck with me throughout the years. Our teacher told us, “In every dystopia, there’s a utopia.” This means that no matter how utterly messed up or crazy the situation is, no matter what blocks you or outright pulls you down, there will still be that utopia 一 that little flash of hope 一 no matter where you are.
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