Happiness is felt from within, a feeling defined by instinct, and memories, (goods ones at least), are these feelings evoked. In a time when we are so limited, I find it is these memories that I seek. Though there are new ones to be made in these confines, they will never be the same as the ones I can’t pursue, and so on. Memory after memory, nothing will ever be enough. You may be having the time of your life, but to tell yourself “you have peaked” is a lie, one of life’s greatest deceits. Like everything in life, it is simply not sufficient. So what is? How might one reach this level of authentic content to not rely on these memories, to look past them, and still smile? Well, I think it is appreciation.

Of course, all of us want things in life, and a method requiring you to not longing for more would seem almost impossible. After all, we are human, and to follow that would lead you to a life without motivation. Though what would be a relevant attribute of this argument is the right time for application, when nothing in the world seems to favor you, all you can do is to appreciate. 

Although I am not one for the outdoors, this virus still impacts my life drastically. All this time I spend at home makes me ponder about all the activities I have been prolonging outside, like going to the gym, visiting a friend, or only riding my bike, and how I am sitting here, wasting at my computer. But to appreciate is to realize how lucky I am in this situation. In that sentence alone lies a fortune of privilege some people can only wish for. At least I have a computer, and as you may infer, a desk to sit at; at least I have had friends that I am on terms with to visit, and at least I had time because, for some, it is too late to ask. Even as I am stuck in my home as well, at least I still have one, and one that allows me to spend my time more wisely regardless if I don’t take advantage of it. It is in this appreciation that we should keep trying, trying to better ourselves in every way, out of the appreciation we have for ourselves. Though with that statement, I may have been the most blatant hypocrite there ever was.