Half a World Away

by Mike Gayle

I think a good cry is like a safety valve: it releases the pressure before it builds up.

It’s these small moments that make life worth living. The moments you take for granted. The ones you think will always be in plentiful supply. But if this past year has shown me anything, it’s the need to cherish each and every moment,

whether good or bad, whether joyful or painful, as the precious fleeting gifts that they are.