Cherishing life luck and good health ✍️
Life has a strange way of reminding us of how lucky we are—often through moments that almost turn disastrous. Recently, such a moment hit very close to home when my son had a scary accident while bowling. His hand got caught in the bowling ball machine, and although he ended up with third-degree burns, we’re incredibly grateful that it wasn’t worse. His fingers were spared, and his injuries, though serious, will heal.
But it’s hard not to think about what might have been—the impact it would have had on his health, his future, and how differently things could have looked for him.
This experience brought me back to a memory from my own childhood. I had altitude sickness, and we were taking the train back down from the mountains. At one point in the ride, the door I had been sitting against unexpectedly swung open. If I had still been leaning there, who knows what might have happened. But just a little earlier, my mom told me to move. And through this luck, I had shifted my seat just in time.
These two experiences remind me how fragile life can be, and how often we don’t recognize luck’s role until it’s almost too late.
My son’s accident made me think about how much we take our health for granted. If his injury had been more severe, it could have impacted his whole future—affecting his ability to play, learn, and grow up as he’s meant to. It’s made me appreciate just how fortunate we are when our bodies are fully functional, even if we rarely pause to think about it. We often assume that good health is a given, but it’s only when we face a setback, an accident, or an illness that we realize how lucky we are to be okay.
When we’re fully healthy, life feels limitless. We make plans, dream big, and focus on everything we want to achieve. But for those struggling with health issues, life narrows down to the most basic hope—to feel well again. Good health is a gift that often goes unnoticed, yet it’s the foundation of everything we do.
I think many of us, myself included, don’t take enough time to appreciate what we have. In the rush of daily life, our goals, and our ambitions, we overlook the basics—our health, our loved ones, and the luck that keeps us safe.
So perhaps we should take a moment, every now and then, to pause and appreciate these quiet blessings. To recognize that every healthy day, every safe return, is a gift. Because luck and health aren’t guaranteed—they’re precious, and they deserve our gratitude.
Maybe that’s the lesson here: to remember that, in the end, the things we take for granted are often the things that matter most.