20 Things I Am Thankful For (Dec. 4th, 09)

Here, I write reasons for me to hope for a better tomorrow in my life. It's also a way, for me, to thank God for whatever fact there is.
This is a recurring topic. I find 20 things to be thankful for.

I am thankful for:

1. The fact that I don't have to hold myself anymore while interacting. It was a major constraint in my life to do something that people would not identify as uncalled for.
2. Making the difference between selfishness and taking care of oneself. It allows you to live your own life while aiding other people live theirs.
   
3. Being able to think. Just that. It gives me the ability to progress.
4. Being able to carry my own torch, regardless of people's thoughts.
5. Being able to distinguish the difference between an ara and a swan. Blind people can't do that.
6. Being able to dream and still keep on dreaming like there's no tomorrow.
7. Being able to walk and, even, to try to find a good pair of shoes that fits! Man, some people just have no feet...
8. The fact that God made me exist. I could have been nothingness, but I am human after all.
   
9. The fact that nobody is expecting me to achieve my destiny or supporting me towards that direction. It will only make it sweeter when I reach that point of my life when I say: "I'm successful."
10. Going through trials by fire since the age of... Well, my existence is a trial by fire. It makes me stronger, yet weaker. Steady, yet fragile. Tough, yet emotionally hypersensitive.
11. Having the possibility to lead my very own life and draw my own path. Now ain't that a great thing?
12. Having no ideals to look up to. I look up to what I can potentially be if I keep on working my ass off and that is enough.
    
13. Being able to say that this strange song is the song of the day - Some people in the world would consider that a futile thing to do, simply because of the (hard) living conditions:
    
    The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital (Subfocus Remix)
    
14. Being able to step back from turmoil, thus pulling myself out of it. You gain the ability to assess yourself.
    
15. Feeling blank! Better than sadness. Somewhat, when you get accustomed to sadness, when that one is away, you really feel relieved.
16. Going through poverty. It helps you live off the minimum while doing a maximum. If I ever go bankrupt, I know how to stand back.
    
17. Being able to breathe normally and to exercise, as well as know the sensations of it. Some people just can't afford that.
    
18. Having people to rely on in times of crisis. You only know your true friends when going through all of that.
19. Having clothes to put on myself and to shield me from the cold... and having spare on top of that!
    
20. Being able to turn on the light during night without having to light a fire beforehand or spending any more effort than a finger pressure. The people of Old would have been most envious.