don't worry, be happy :]

Today, I was sitting in class. Like I do day after day, week after week, month after month. I started getting bored so I took my pen and started writing on my hand...

     You'll get skin cancer!

Well, that's not the point of the story, is it?

Anyways, in the end it turned out that I wrote "don't worry, be happy :)" (with a proper smiley face). I decided to leave it there for the rest of the day. OK fine, it was the last class of the day... but you know what? I still decided to leave it there. Once again - not the point of the story.

After school, I was hanging out with two of my friends in the art room. We were talking about random things, doodling and stuff... Then I asked them if they heard about what's going on in Israel (my home country). Then I wanted to show them a video about it so I went on an Israeli news web page and I saw that a missile has been sent to a city near where my grandma lives.

I started freaking out and cried a bit. It was one of the most terrible feelings in the world. Knowing that in a matter of moments, my friends and family can be dead. While me - I'm safe, in a different country, without having to worry about these things.

When I got home, the first thing I did was speak to my grandma and I made her promise that if anything happens in the city where she lives - she'll come straight to Accra, Ghana with us. I'm still scared though, because anything can happen. ANYTHING.

     You can't fly...

Really? This is what you're saying at a time like this?!

     Well, you actually cannot fly. It's not humanly possible.

     But sorry, keep going...

Where was I? Oh yeah, ANYTHING. For good or for bad. Only a few minutes ago I noticed the "don't worry, be happy :)" on my hand, and thought about it. About this whole situation. Maybe, just maybe, it'll pass away soon.

So, as cheesy as it is - don't worry, be happy! :)