Health is the easiest universal desire to forget.

Time and love are immediately noticeable in absence. When out of time, we wish for but just a few more moments. When alone, the ache for connection is all-consuming.

But we naturally and continuously adapt to the status quo. With health we become accustomed and indifferent; when it worsens we learn to accept and adapt to our new physical reality.

To be grateful for our current health is a strong daily practice—when it’s gone we want nothing else.