A Letter Of Gratitution

Dear God (or any other superior being that presides over our lives),

Hi there. 

 

I know, a lot of people out there doubt the fact that You exist. I know, a lot of people out there apparently know that You don't exist (because there's no 'scientific proof' or maybe because they want to sound cool because come on, haters are the 'new cool'.)

 

But, after years of being confused and befuddled whether You're really there or not, I've realized that You are there.

 

You are there within each and every one of us. You're there in the air, You're there in the water, You're there on the earth, You're everywhere.

 

You are infinite and You don't have a typical form. You have a strong presence though, which always, always helps people to move forward. You help people, not directly or magically, but with your mere presence. You're Hope, You're the Light that people find in a dark abyss. You're the Giver of positivity and it's only up to us to reach out to you.

 

I sound a bit preachy, but that's how... that is exactly how I identify you.

I don't know how to begin this letter or how to express how much grateful I am for leading the life I'm living now. But I'll still try. 

A few years ago, I used to crib a lot. 

I used to crib about the fact that I had braces. I used to crib about the fact that I had no 'real friends' as such. I used to crib a lot about the fact that I felt abandoned by my own family and friends. 

I remember feeling sad about the fact that a lot of people in my class used to bully me in ways that still haunt me in my darkest dreams. I remember how there was a gaggle of girls who used to think I was hopelessly immature and who used to turn up their noses whenever I walked into the room, as if I was a gigantic skunk wearing a perfume of rotten eggs's aroma. 

I remember how hurt I felt when these girls never really included me in their oh-so-exclusive-clique. 

 

But everything's changed now.

 

I'm so fortunate, God. I'm so incredibly fortunate that I have got a fantastic group of friends. I'm so glad that I've gotten myself surrounded by people who're so incredibly positive and who make me feel like I'm on top of the world.

Friends are supposed to be some of the most important aspects of one's life. They're the ones who profoundly shape your ideologies, who influence you for the better or the worse.

I'm so thankful. I'm so incredibly thankful that I ended up with friends who are strong, determined, hardworking and brilliantly funny individuals. They are some of the most positive influences on me, God. They really are.

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Alongside my friends, I'm really grateful to have my family.

 

I know, I wasn't raised in a typical parent house but I think I've been raised pretty decently well. I know, I've lived all my life with old people and parents aren't really around.

 

But I'm ridiculously happy that I've had the privilege to be raised in the house I was raised. I'm happy that I ended up being raised by my grandparents, who've taught me all the things that I like the best about myself.

 

I'm glad that I got some of the best, coolest and the most encouraging parents ever because without them, I wouldn't have been as open as I am now. They believed in me, they let me pursue the things that I loved and they let me choose the way I want my life to be.

 

I'm also, especially grateful to my uncle, aunt and my two little cousins. My uncle and aunt are the realest people you'll ever find. They never praise me unnecessarily, instead they decide to portray the most realistic, truest pictures ever. It's like they're mirrors - they show you the world like it is.

 

As for my two little cousins? I really care about them. They're highly mischievous but they're the cutest darlings ever.

 

Thanks, God.

 

Thank you so much.

 

Sure, I don't have a lot of things like the typical definition of beauty or shiz like that, but the thing is, I'm really happy that I've got the fortune to be surrounded myself by such amazing, positive people at an early age.

 

I know, I sound really sappy and stuff, but I (as I always do) want to thank you for giving me the people who I love more than I love myself.

 

I'd fight for protecting them. I'd die for protecting them all.

 

Thank you so much.

 

Stay awesome as ever,

 

Much love,

 

Archie