Answer:
1. Food and Water
When we get hungry or thirsty, we can simply pull into any fast-food joint or store and get something to drink and grab a quick bite to eat. We’re also quite accustomed to having our grocery stores stacked high and deep with a vast variety of purchasing options. Food and water is typically only a few minutes away, even at the worst of times for most of us.
2. Your Health
When I say health, I actually mean many different things beside the opposite of illness. I’m also referring to things we just do without thought every single day, like your ability to walk, use your hands, speak, hear, smell, taste and think clearly, for just a few examples. The body is an amazing creation and the fact that it operates smoothly most days is still a magnificent mystery to me that far too many of us simply take for granted.
3. Time
This is an interesting concept because I don’t think that most people realize how much they take time for granted until, that is, they get a bit older. Age has a way of teaching us all about how precious time is and how quickly it passes by us. Where did all of those years go? That’s a question I hear a lot from people as they age and mature.
4. Your Significant Other
There’s an unfortunate kind of complacency that seems to take hold in most relationships that’s born out of familiarity and naturally comes with the passage of time. The sad reality is that taking your significant other for granted can be emotionally distressing to your partner and potentially devastating to your relationship. Since human nature tends to take us in this direction, we should all be on guard about the downside of taking our companions for granted.
5. Friends and Family
I think most people believe that their friends and family will always be there for them and, as a result, those loved ones often aren’t treated with the kindness, love and respect they deserve. The reality is that these are the very people who we should attend to the most in our lives.
