Taking things for granted
I had my first lussebulle of the year today.
This delicious pastry is a soft saffron bun baked especially for Lucia Day in December. They arrived early this year, and I couldn’t resist having one. So good!
I got curious to find out if the lussebulle (lusse is like a nickname for Lucia, bulle means bun in Swedish) was something typical for Sweden. Turns out it pretty much is. I’d never thought about it before, it’s just something I take for granted.
While sipping my coffee, I kept thinking about taking things for granted. It’s so easy to do. We’re so used to it, so why even bother thinking about it, right?
But some of the things we expect, or even demand, would be a dream come true for others: a home, a job, family and friends, good health, food, clean water, freedom, peace, equality...
Being able to check off just a few of those each day is a rare luxury for many people. What’s a given for us has been taken away from them.
Let’s not forget.