Thursday, July 8, 2010

The Top 10 Things Most People Take For Granted

1. Health, including mental health and the ability to go to a chemist.
2. Family, especially having elderly relatives.
3. Being physically safe and having the protection of a police force and fire brigade.
4. Hot water from a tap inside the house and a working sewerage system.
5. Being able to contact people who live long distances away with ease and within minutes.
6. The accessibility of education and training. Literacy, being able to read this.
7. Mobility, private cars and public transport and roads, foothpaths.
8. The availability of food (that you don't need to grow yourself) and clothing/footware.
9. Abundance of free and diverse entertainment.
10. Time and quietude to think.

3 comments:

  1. The availability of food that you don't need to grow or process yourself.

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  2. Good one Astrid, have added to the list. This morning I snuffled around in the vegie patch dirt to gather enough potatoes for tonights dinner and that was tiring enough... lots of people have to do it for every meal.

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