Grateful Yet Still Feel Unhappy

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To so-and-so,

I have a feeling that it’s hard for you to understand why I am extremely unhappy despite having someone to talk to via text all the time.

I understand that the little things in life do count.

Despite having the time to read and the work that I do not being physically demanding and having a doting grandmother, I’m not happy.

If you aren’t happy despite spending many Christmases with your family,

and having a car of your own to drive

then I understand.

I understand if every day is not joyous with your best friend.

There is a reason to be unhappy and dissatisfied in every situation.

Sometimes it’s not a matter of just quitting something and starting something new.

Like it’s not a matter of my just going from one country to another; just because I feel so unhappy in one place, doesn’t always mean that it’s time to move on to another place.

Or just because I’m tired of a certain job, it doesn’t necessarily mean that I have to quit it and find and start another.

Sometimes.

The key word is ‘sometimes’.