Tuesday, February 18, 2014

I Don't Take Anything for Granted Anymore

I guess that's really only partially true.
  I do take for granted that water will flow
  from the faucet and that it will be potable.

I take for granted that I will eat on this day,
  and that the food will be nourishing and filling.
  I take for granted that the choices I make are mine.

The things that I do not take for granted are whether
  I will have food when my savings are depleted,
  or a bed in a warm house on which to sleep.

I no longer take those things for granted.
  There is no future guarantee of them.
  But, I am grateful for them now.

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