Never Stop Trying

Never Stop Trying

Samantha Mims

Word Count: 266

            You take a deep breath and fresh air fills your lungs, a light breeze dances across your face, and the sun smiles down on you to announce the beginning of your Monday while you can only think to yourself "Damn, I wish I could go back to sleep". Everyone has heard the phrase "don't take things for granted", but with everything that is going on in the world, is that even possible? The beautiful environment that surrounds us, the family and friends that we enjoy, the education that we continue to build, the food that is essential to us; the list goes on and on. The things that we are supposed to appreciate become things that we grow accustomed to and eventually become nothing more than routine. Most people unfortunately learn this lesson by losing something or someone who was very precious to them and realizing it only after they were lost. Although I have not yet had to experience a painful loss, I imagine a future where I do and I know that I don't want to feel any regrets when I have been given the opportunity to acknowledge everything that I have. When you take the time to step back and look over some of the aspects of your life, you just might be surprised when you see something that you once overlooked. I believe that it is impossible to appreciate the true value of everything in your life and not take it for granted, but I also believe that no one should ever stop striving towards just that.


I believe that it is impossible to appreciate the true value of everything in your life and not take it for granted, but I also believe that no one should ever stop striving towards just that.