Still Alive? Be Thankful!

When you wake up late one morning
When you don't have the chance to grab a bite of your breakfast
When you get stuck in traffic jam on your way to school or office
When you feel that everything doesn't go smoothly as you expect
When you're really beat at the end of the day
And for worse, you feel you don't do enough that day

You might feel that day sucks
Cause everything seems very wrong
And you are feeling useless after all

However, as long as you're still alive, won't it be enough to thank God for this day?

Once, in one night, I asked one of my students to talk about her day. I do that each time we meet before starting the lesson. She just said; nothing special. I asked if there was something positive from her day and surprisingly, she said nothing (again). "How bad was your day?" I asked silently. When I didn't get any satisfying answer, I started to ask this kind of question: "What about your being alive? The breath that you still take? Isn't that enough to make you feel a day is good?" She smilingly nodded and say "Yeah, ms. That's right".

Sometimes, we feel that we have such a bad day that we cannot find the positive side of it. Whenever we feel that way, actually we just need to remember one thing: still being alive on that day is already a positive point. Knowing that we might have time to do things better is another blessing we should be grateful for.

Being alive. Many of us sometimes forget to appreciate the chance of being alive.In fact, that is the biggest thing we should probably be thankful for, each and every day.