More than oneself.

Day after day I drag myself to work thinking that I'm the only one in the world who hates me life.
With that said, I need to re-cap. I don't "hate" my life. It just seems so complicated at times.
Just recently was I diagnosed with a mild-case of Intestinal Ulcers.
They are of pain like no other, and make my entire body basically functionless...I just made up a word.
But, still I have much to be thankful for, right?
Right. Point proven this morning.
I was sitting around at work mopping about how much I wish I could be doing/going somewhere else in life.
Thinking about nothing really.
I believe adults call it Daydreaming. Something I do ALOT.
Yet I see no wrong or shame in it.
Anyways...Everyday this elderly couple walks into my shop.
Helen and Don. They appear to be about 70-75. Though Helen likes to be thought of as hip and probably wouldn't like me saying she's 70-75 when she really might be 60. But I don't think that I'm that far off...
Well, Don recently became completely blind. He can't see a thing. Helen is his eyes.
And she forever will be. She will forever, or the rest of their lives, be taking him gingerly, by the hand and leading him to where he needs to go, and where he needs to be. Always. He cannot do anything by himself.
And she doesn't complain about it at all! Taking care of oneself seems hard enough, but two people is different. Let alone someone who is completely incapable of even sitting themself without someone's arm to lean on.
Today watching Helen lead Don to his chair made me realize. I have much to be thankful for. I waste so much of my time getting angry, and upset at the stupid little things that all the big stuff that's important just passes me by.
The big stuff is seeing there is more to life than yourself. There are many others around you who aren't able to think of themself only. Like Helen who waits hand and foot on her husband. Not because she wants to but because she has too. But within that responsibility, she stills looks only to him. She watches his face for an expression that means all the world to her. His love for her will never go away. Even though he can't see her, he still thinks she's the most beautiful woman in the world. He told me so the other day.