Don't hate, appreciate.

It's easy to take everything for granted.
For example things like clean water and food on the table. Electricity, just imagine how many teens would flip out if they did not have access to their smartphones. Well guess what? People in poor countries have none of that. They do not even have a bed for themselves or clean clothes to wear everyday. Child labour takes place when the family has debt to pay or if the parent cannot work physically.
In the UK we just get benefits.
How easy is it to live in London, where there's shops everywhere you look, where there is free education for every child. Some parents have to PAY for their child to get the most basic of educations. Whereas teens complain about waking up early or having to do homework after school.

It's also easy to take people for granted.
Recently a friend of mine lost a family member, and you know what she told me? She told me she took his existence for granted, she didn't even get the chance to say goodbye.
You never know, one day someone might die, someone might have to move houses somewhere far away  or even just stop talking to you for some reason.
Be sure to treat everyday with the people close to you as if it was the last day you see them.
And a question for you.. What were the last words you said to a parent or a sibling? Maybe even your best friend?
Do you ever regret saying something?
Treat people with respect and enjoy their presence.

It's important to surround yourself with people you want to be around, people that understand you. People that are not wasting your time. People who you can joke around with but at the same time have a serious conversation with.
I know that I need to appreciate people around me.
And one of those people is my best friend, sometimes i don't really treat her like a good friend does. Sometimes i just cannot express how important she is to me simply because i cannot find the words.
So Trevor, you are awesome and don't let people tell you otherwise.

Love you so much, you don't even know.