Some times when I'm really happy or very satisfied with how my life is going, I take a step back and think about the possibility of something, anything, going wrong.
A few weekends ago, I was at my great uncle's house and saw one of my relatives who is a senior and has cancer that has metastasized and is expected to live for 3 more months maximum. She was an exceptionally bright student at school, and a nice and likable girl. She is still hopeful; she has applied to various colleges and expects to hear from them soon. Since she is a distant relative, I don't know her that well and have never actually talked to her much but her case has made me think a lot.
Life is so random; one moment I may be driving and a drunk driver may hit me and kill me. Maybe one of my proto-oncogenes turns into and oncogene (apbio!!) and cause cancer in my body, eventually taking my life. A dead person doesn't go to college; nor does she become a doctor and have a family. I hate to think about these negative possibilities, but I truly believe that if we don't think about how our lives could be extremely miserable, or that we would lose our lives much sooner than we would want, we won't fully appreciate everything that we have.
So enjoy it. Life is way too short. Smile, don't frown. Be friendly, don't hold grudges. Include, don't exclude.
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