It’s very easy to be caught up in the hard grind that is the “day-to-day.” It’s also easy to stop noticing the absurdity of an answer like “Okaaayyyy” to the “How is life?” question simply because that seems to be the default answer.
Just okay? We live in a world where we have more conveniences and sources of joy than we can ever imagine. We can live many thousand miles apart from near and dear one and still reach them with the click of a button. Poverty is lower than it has ever been and is decreasing quickly.
Sure, you have a misfortune or two but difficulties make the journey interesting. And you can’t be the hero of your own story without overcoming tough challenges anyway. Even the challenges we face are perfectly engineered – never insurmountable and always require us to stretch just a little bit extra and open our minds so we can become equal to the challenge. Isn’t that amazing?
Every bit of this life is perfect. Let’s not let all the noise about the world’s imperfections change our mind about that. That’s just a sign that the news companies are doing a “perfect” sales job…
When someone asks you “how is life” today, try saying “Perfect!” At any rate, it’ll make you smile and feel better and that wouldn’t be so bad now, would it?
A Learning a Day 