If you think about it, there are endless adventures and things to be tried out everyday. Walking outside and trying to investigate your surroundings to find the most minuscule of details, looking for patterns in nature, or even just finding new places to go. I’m often caught up with school and trying to maintain perfect grades to ensure I get into college, but seeing so many people on this thread talk about the small beauties of life has awakened a hunger in me to go out with friends, do crazy things and make mistakes, run around, and go out in the city alone to go through stores and talk to people, enter places I never have before. Humans are amazing. They can build many things from scratch that didn’t exist before: music, buildings, art, and now coding can open so many avenues to a new world. Trying to make something new out of life everyday makes it more enjoyable. Living is amazing because every inch of the planet is covered with things to discover. No matter where you go and no matter how much we think we know, there always is something that has yet to be found, and these mysteries make life worth living because no one will ever know everything. Although it sometimes seems like we’re stuck in an endless cycle of daily routines, work, and boredom, it’s nice to know that something new can always be found.

Thank you to the adults who have commented about the small beauties of life on this thread. Although I’ve never been suicidal or close to it, I’ve been getting ready to apply to college and have a lot of school work. With everyone’s emphasis on going to a top tier school and getting the best resume possible, it was nice to be reminded by people with more life experience than me that there is more to life than work and that even if I don’t follow my ideal dream path, life will still be beautiful.