Remembering the things we are thankful for

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.

Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.

And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;

the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;

he lives as if he is never going to die,

and then dies having never really lived.

Since we live in a marketing-based-economy, our focus is primed to be on the things we can’t have, and as a result, many people spend their entire lives chasing things like credentials, material possessions, social status or being “right” on the political issue the media currently has primed them to fixate on—all of which rarely brings happiness and contentment to people. Conversely, again and again, I see that when people’s basic health is threatened (e.g., from a COVID vaccine disability or at the end of life), their perception flips, the things they chased become immaterial, and all they really care about are things they previously took for granted such as exercising in nature or being able to enjoy simple things in life with those they care about.

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