The time of my life

There are many things that go on around us and we don't even realize it. Sometimes an entire day goes by without us seeing it happen. Many of us are not even fully aware that everything is flying by and what we know right now has changed by the time you finish reading this post. Sometimes I know time is flying right by me, hours pass and I don't mind. The modern world is so multifaceted that we don't even realize that in our time we miss so much of life.
But that's ok, I can live with that. What is probably more important than knowing what you've missed in life is realizing what you have not missed. I know that in my lifetime I didn't miss my family making the biggest decisions in their lives. I didn't miss the move to the country we now call home. I didn't miss all the holidays we have spent together that have brought us so close and let us grow into strong and well cultured people. I did not miss all the ups and downs that come with these lives and how we all came together to work our way through them. I did not miss all the festivities and the traditions we have created. I didn't miss family meetings where we were all involved in making decisions and plans. I didn't miss turning to my friends and family for advice and shaping my world so that I can make them and myself happy at the same time. I didn't miss returning home and knowing that while I was jittery and excited, so were my parents. I didn't miss the phone calls and chats with my siblings that, even when we're not talking at all, tell me so much. I didn't miss that I know I can always turn to those I love for support no matter what I did. I didn't miss making some of the best friends I will ever have and forming a personality that I am proud to call my own.
And even if the world is flying by while I dwindle at the sidelines, I know that really, I didn't miss anything.