Gratitude
I am so thankful for such a day. It was simple, and like many others
recently, but still full of so many good things. I’ve had demanding
work to do. I’ve had two excellent meals and I assume I will have a
third shortly. I’m going home to a woman I love dearly, who is hard
working, beautiful and kind. I have great friends who are also working
hard to make it, just as I am. There continues to be a stream of
positive events in my life. I feel that it is important to take stock
in this way every once in a while. It is necessary to count your
blessings, even though they will probably be too many to name. Love,
family, friends, health, and gainful employment are at the top of my
list.
I’m inspired to be grateful because of role models I grew up with, but
also by the daily events of my life. There is are people in New York
City of all degrees of prosperity, from the heirs of dynastic wealth to
the beggers who walk between the trains underground. There are parts of
the world that do not know peace as we do. There is so much to be
grateful for. I think that it takes a positive well rested mind to
fully appreciate them though. There are times when I am too exhausted
to think about anything outside of my lack of sleep.
Perhaps the ability to feel gratitude is itself a great privilege. Can
a person who has not eaten for a week be grateful for love? Can someone
who has poor health be grateful for wealth?
I think this could be the prime of my life.