As Americans, we don't usually realize just how priveleged we really are. Our lives are filled with choices. We can choose from an entire aisle of breakfast cereals. We can choose from hundreds of television channels. We can choose from thousands of colleges. We can choose whatever career we desire. We can choose whom to marry. We live this life of choices taking all of it for granted.
Today I chose from an entire refrigerator of food while millions were grateful to have one or two items to eat. Today we chose to drive my car, not my husband's, while millions walked for miles to reach their destinations. Today I chose two books from thousands at the library, while millions probably don't even know how to read. Today I chose to watch a video and then later listen to the radio while millions don't even have electricity. I could obviously go on and on.
Sometimes I think instead of being joyful for all our choices, we let the choices make our lives too complicated to experience the joy.
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