Taking Our Lives For Granted

It’s altogether too easy to take things for granted

- We take it for granted that we will always have clean water and fresh air, but don’t make the effort to keep it that way

- We take it for granted that other people will vote for the right government, but complain when you think they didn’t

- We take it for granted that it is our divine right to have cheap petrol, even though prices worldwide have been rising consistently anyway

- We take it for granted that all those rumours and conspiracy theories must be true because 'it all makes sense'

- We take for granted that others will agree with our evaluation of their plight, when all they want is to be left alone

- We take it for granted that just because it's OUR beliefs, that others should conform and adhere to them as well, despite the fact that they have THEIR own beliefs as well

- We take it for granted that if you're not with us, you're against us

- We take it for granted that everyone cares what we think

- We take it for granted that our children will automatically agree with our beliefs, never mind the fact that they don't even know what petrol is

- We take it for granted that just because we're not getting things to go our way, then it would be way better living in another country

- We take it for granted that just because we're in another country, then we MUST be better than those poor sods still 'suffering' in Malaysia.

- We take it for granted that we are just one individual and we could not possibly make a difference

- We take it for granted that the whole world revolves around OUR timetable and that anyone unwilling to adhere to it is worthless as a friend

- We take it for granted that bloggers we like should update EVERYDAY, just because WE want to read it, goddammit.

- We take it for granted that famous bloggers (or just bloggers in general) don't have feelings in real life.

- We take it for granted that that stupid Kancil in front of you would not be turning out into our lane because his signal light is not blinking.

- We take it for granted that two people are a couple just because they are seen together a lot

- We take for granted that the people we fancy are not good enough for us just because they like something we don’t, and miss the chance to find out what they are really like

- We take it for granted that we will never be good enough for our object of affection and thus never at least TRY to make contact

- We take it for granted that others will care when we bitch and moan to them about the same things over and over again.

- We take it for granted that we have bigger problems than everyone else

- We take our health for granted, and only realise it when a illness forces us to miss doing the things we love most

- We take it for granted that friends will forgive and forget, without realising that we are actually taking advantage of them

- We take it for granted that our parents will always be around

- We take for granted the people we love, and despair only when they are gone.