Do you celebrate the things you do have?

On my 21st birthday, I was on my way back from Jo'burg to East London by bus. My phone was off because the battery was flat. I had left the charger at my brother's place in Mpumalanga. I had spent three weeks in Jo'burg and a few days in Mpumalanga. I was not at the least bothered that my friends were trying to get hold of me on my special day. My mother knew where I was so nothing else mattered.

Now that I'm older, I've lost a few friends who never made it past 25 years of age. I realise how I have taken my life for granted and thinking that I'm invincible. I have not taken the time to appreciate my achievements. Everyone falls short in this regard because it's easier to want something you don't have than to appreciate what you have.

I'm certainly not celebrating the things I have, I probably appreciate them for five minutes out of 24 hours. I spend more time complaining about what I don't have and wanting more. Recently I graduated, but I didn't celebrate the fact that I have passed all my subjects in record time. There are so many students who fell by the way side from when I started studying. It hit me the other day that I am now living someone else's dream.