As the title of this post suggests, life, in itself is precious. It is short. It is unpredictable. It is rewarding and it is at times filled with disappointment. But regardless of what we experience in this life, whether it is indulgent or empty – life is only precious when we live it. There are times where you sit and ponder about the past – what worked and what didn’t. You think of people, events and things that made you happy. You think of those morose moments and the lows you experienced. You think of a hundred million things until you realise that you are much better off now, than you ever were before. History is best left in the past, the present is yours to unwrap, the future is yours to imagine.

This post may seem a little left field but I felt the need to express what has been bugging me. I look at the world in its current state and it worries me knowing that there is so much uncertainty out there. The immediate future looks gloomy. I turn on the television and the first things I see and hear are tragic. We spend our days worrying about earning money so that we can buy things we don’t use. We worry about a stranger’s perception of us and whether or not we smell pleasant. We are apprehensive over things that mean little to nothing in the overall scheme of things. Is change required? I think so. But what needs to change and what can we control? I’d say the best place to start is with us.

Spread some hope – we all need it.

This post is dedicated to the innocent people who lost their lives at the Kunming Railway Station in China and the unsuspecting victims of the recent Malaysian Airlines crash.