Alright so everyone has heard the ridiculously overplayed “Somebody I used to know” song. It came on again tonight on my way home. A line stuck out at me and I started thinking about it. Gotye sings, “you can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness”.
It’s true. It’s easy to fall into your own self pity, or even a somber mood. How easy it is to forget the beauty of life. The beauty of waking up each morning. The beauty of living in freedom, in a time of endless opportunity.
I often forget how lucky I am to not only have a home, but to have a job. Never mind hot meals, and running water. Never mind an education. Did you know that 1.4 billion people live without clean drinking water? I can think of a hundred times I have bought a bottle of water and then wasted half of it. I take so much for granted.
I wish I could say that I am doing my part in trying to help the world.
Alas I am merely one more young adult trying to figure life out. I don’t have lots of money to donate to those in need. I don’t have extreme skills or talents to help. But there is something I can do. I can be happy and grateful. For every day and every breath. I can extend my happiness and try to uplift those around me. I can try my best not to let the small things get me down. And as a wise person once said, “Don’t sweat the small stuff (And it’s all small stuff)”.