Noras perfekta liv

Nora's perfect life

Nora often thinks that everyone else has a better life than she does. She sees it on social media. Everyone else eats healthy breakfasts, exercises in the morning and smiles in photos. Everyone else has beautiful homes, kind children and exciting jobs.

Nora herself often eats a sandwich while standing in the kitchen. Her apartment is quite messy. The laundry is on a chair and in the hallway there are three pairs of dirty shoes. Her children sometimes argue, and Nora works in an office where the days are often the same.

Her friend Emma often posts beautiful pictures. Emma jogs by the sea, drinks coffee in cozy cafes and writes about how grateful she is. Nora looks at the pictures and feels unsuccessful.

"Why can't I be like Emma?" she thinks.

But Emma thinks the same thing about Nora. Emma often sits alone at home and feels sad. When she sees Nora's pictures of family dinners, she thinks:

"Imagine if I had a life like Nora. She has a family and people around her."

One day they meet at a cafe and tell each other the truth. Then both of them start laughing. Maybe no life is perfect, but many lives are still quite good.