Things We Take for Granted

Grateful at a time like this? I think that's all I can be. 


Recently as everyone might have noticed, a major earthquake and tsunami have hit Japan. At this moment in life, I just want to wish everyone over there safety, care, and my condolences. I don't think people here, in America, realize how good we have it. 


If you listen to the news, there are random events occurring that we just so happen to put in the back of our mind. If you stop to think, you are a lucky person. I realize this more often now, and I thank my Lucky Stars above for the life I have. 


Today, we complain how gas costs almost $4 a gallon. But if you stop to think, there are people out there without running water. Where we complain how our mother/father/daughter/son is not doing chores, being lazy, or bugging you, think about how now in Japan, some people cannot find their loved ones. While you complain about a car payment, or a house payment, look at those who just lost their house and car, taken away by something unexpected. While we worry about traffic in the morning, look at those who are trying to dodge bullets everyday because a war has broken out in their homeland. 


Look back on anything that has shaken your life (pun intended) and try to compare it to someone else's life. How bad do you have it? Open up, live life, and don't take it for granite. Love, smile, laugh, cry, live. Because in reality, we honestly just don't know how good it really is. 


Be careful, and to Japan; I wish you the best of luck <3