Be thankful for what you have

In the 60s Joni Mitchell wrote a song called Big Yellow Taxi and the chorus went "don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got til it's gone. they paved paradise, put up a parking lot." I was reminded of that song this morning when I saw a former co-worker. He had gotten a job in a steel plant because he needed more money than Peer Support offered. He bought a big car and got a girl friend to move in with. But when I spoke with him today, I learned that his car had broken down, his job was gone and he did not even have bus fare. I am still working and received a raise. And I remain grateful for what I have, for there but for fortune go you or I.