to look forward to something

Today, I'm going to write about why it is so important to look forward to something. To have this in my mind helped me a lot when going through hard times or times, when everything just seems meaningless and simply not worthy. Well, I believe that looking forward to someday in your life just gives you the right motivation until then. And this doesn't have to be a big goal in the future or some career visions you wanna fulfill. It's more about the small things in life, like the dinner next weekend, the birthday party the weekend after, the trip to a beautiful place some weeks later. Or maybe you can just look forward to your favorite movie being on TV on Saturday. Or looking forward to a letter from a friend which you're expecting the next day. The point is that having small things which makes us glad doesn't have to happen the very same day we want them to. Often, it's the days, or weeks, or months before which makes us happy, because we get reminded of how badly we want it to be right now. To look forward doesn't always mean life is boring. It is just a way of getting hope and power for tough times. I'm often lying in bed, thinking about the following days. And yes, of course I'm also thinking about annoying stuff that has to be done these days. But then I remind myself of the adventure that is waiting for me. And I couldn't look forward to it more than I do right in the moment.
To look forward to something keeps us alive.