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There are so many things in the world that have the power to delight me. Waking up in the morning, sliding my blinds open and discovering that it's sunny outside. My mom picking me up from class, letting me drive home and telling me to look at the shopping bags in the backseat. Working on a genetic sequencing problem and finding out I got them all right. Waking up at 2pm on a Friday afternoon and watching Criminal Minds until sunset before I realize I'm still in my pyjamas. Walking out of an exam, not caring how it went and realizing I can go sleep for the next 12 hours. Hearing my dad guffaw at random, childish things I say. All these things are so simple in nature; at times I like to sit and think of the many things that give me joy, even fleeting joy. It's good to know that even during times of stress and mental duress, there are those tiny things that have so much power to make me happy and alleviate any hint of sorrow. I try to live for those moments, because as Charles Chaplin said "nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles." Truer words were never spoken.