A Drop in the Ocean

            More than once in our lives, we’ve looked at a celebrity, a professional athlete, or a friend thinking “I want her hair” or “If only I could throw a baseball at 95 mph”. We are never satisfied with our life. We always want more.

            David Sedaris creates a compare and contrast essay showing the differences between his own childhood and his partner’s childhood. They lead completely diverse lives; Sedaris living in North Carolina with his family, while Hugh is living a life of instability never knowing what’s going to happen next. They do similar activities, however not to the same extent. Like Sedaris says, “The verbs are the same, but he definitely wins the prize when it comes to nouns and objects.”

            The same thing happens in our normal lives. We want, want, want something, yet, never stopping to think how great our life actually is. We’re not shivering in the cold like the homeless; we aren’t dying of an incurable disease like some patients. We take our life for granted, thinking that failing a quiz is the end of all humanity; however, we don’t have to worry about where our next meal is coming from. We need to become more grateful for what we have, rather than worrying about what we want. You never know how great you have it until you lose it.