In Perspective

There's a lot going on in the world right now. Normally, I don't watch the news very much and I usually only buy a newspaper for the coupons on the weekend. I tend to avoid the news because it's rarely good and I just don't feel like getting bogged down by it. But also because, although I know it will affect me at some point, I'd rather wait and deal with it as it comes instead of thinking or worrying about what may or may not happen. I'm also not one to look at world events from a theologically point of view most of the time. (I won't get into to that right now, but if you're curious as to why, ask me later).

But just because I like to avoid a lot of news doesn't mean that I live under a rock. And right now there is a lot going on in Northern Africa and beyond. I'm not going to talk about the political or religious sides of all that. Quite frankly, I don't care. What I will say is this, a lot of those that are protesting one thing or another right now, just want a better life. A better quality of life. And it should make the rest of us stand up and take notice. Notice of we do have. Notice of what we don't. Notice of the fact that a lot of our "problems" really aren't that big.

Why is it that, for me at least, it often takes a tragedy (whether personal or worldwide) or some sort of international unrest to realize that life isn't really all that bad. Yes, it can seems unfair or overwhelming at times, but in the grand scheme of things, those problems are pretty minor.

This has been a good reminder to me this week. As someone who is currently going through some big changes and trying to figure things out, I needed to be reminded that although I get frustrated trying to "choose" where I'm going in life, at least I get the choice.