1. My Freedom
When you think about your own life in the big picture of things, we seem so small. I can go on living my day to day existance and be completely oblivious to the world around me and the fact that other people are not nearly as fortunate as I am.
A regular morning for me could involve the following…
Wake up at 7am for work. It’s so early and I don’t want to get out of my warm bed to go to work. I drive to work in the city and I’m stuck in peak hour traffic. The breakfast radio teams keep playing adds and all I wanna hear is some good tunes. I get to work, there’s no milk left in the fridge for a coffee. Awesome. Have to walk over to the coffee club. I spend the day trapped in front of a computer answering emails, and on the phone all day.
These are just tiny minor things that I let wear me down, and unmotivate me.
When the fact is, my warm bed? There are 100million people without a house or bed to keep warm and to sleep in every night around the world. Being stuck in peak hour traffic in my car is nothing compared to walking for 10 hours straight in scorching heat without shoes to get water or basic food. Some places in the world have such high censorship laws and practices that music is not even allowed… I have the priviledge of being able to work for a living and support myself. I can choose who I want to be and what I want to become. I am educated, safe, and don’t have to worry about nearly as many things as some people do in the world.
The freedom I have living in Australia allows me to live the amazing life that I do. And it’s easy to forget just how lucky I actually am.
My freedom is my most valuable asset in life.
