Dream: Joy

Today was an awesome day. I woke up late, but it was fine. I studied a considerable amount of economics, but not too much, and watched the thunder and lightning as the rain started to pour outside my window. I rarely enjoy rain, but today I was enjoying it. I watched funny youtube videos and laughed my head off. I studied some more, watched an awesome Glee episode and discovered lots of new music, which I thought had grown quite stale recently.

My dream today is about fun and excitement. As I have witnessed over the past few days with the tragedy in Japan I have noticed that at any time life could be over just like that _______

And I don't want to end my life without having fully enjoyed it. I have suffered a lot this quarter but I did have a lot of fun too. It's all about balancing the joys in life with the hard work that will hopefully lead to more happiness in the long-run (or at the extensive margin in economic terms...). Joy is easy to find in life. Whether it is a humorous music video, a beautiful rainstorm, or a hilarious comment by a friend, joy exists. Joy exists. I believe it and I dream of a world in which I balance out the stressful goals of life with the joys that exist in the short-term and the long-term. I am excited to have a week full of joy starting on Friday. No matter what, even if the entire week is rainy, I will seek for joy at every corner amongst amazing friends in an amazing part of the world. Joy. It's a miracle.

enjoy this:

"Friday" - Rebecca Black