I'm in the last year of my 20s, and although my life is far from perfect or where I wished I would be, can't say that I'm not happy with the way things have turned out to be. Is there still something that I wish would be better, or another place I'd rather be? Yes, of course. But also, did I really think I'd be here, say, 10 years ago? Also no. In a good way.
Because it's Eid season, I went to visit some relatives and got to hear these gossip from other family members; family who, had it not been because of these open house gatherings, I probably would never recognize them on the street also. But alas, they are family.
I love these gatherings not because I love hanging out with the people. I love them because it gives me a better perspective of where I am in life; how lucky I am, how things could've turned out to be so much worse, and also, what kind of person I DO NOT want to be. More importantly, these things make me love my parents so much more. I believe they raised me and my siblings well. Not perfect, but well. I don't know how to thank them, and I don't think I would do a job as good as them at raising human offspring.
That being said, I'm obviously not perfect and it's not like I'm having my life so much better than others. After all, "better" is a matter of perspective. I'm sure many of my relatives think I have a very pathetic job that makes me have to work 16 hours a day. I'm sure they really do think that I should've been married by now instead of constantly complaining about a career that I'm not all that crazy to do anyway. But we all have our own lives, so instead, we just listened to what people said and move on.
