During my breakfast of Cheerios and yogurt one day, I came across a video on the internet that was shot in the United Kingdom. The heading that sat on the top of the screen described it as motivational and incredible, so I waited for it to load so I could watch it.

Throughout the video, the man taping asked one question of random people on the street. People, who were old and young, single or in groups, answered in ways that surprised me. The question that he asked, you may wonder? “If you could wake up anywhere, without limit, where would it be?”

A few people described grand journeys of waking up in palaces or mansions. One man said that he would wake up in his girlfriend’s bed. Another man said that he would wake up in his boyfriend’s arms. One woman told how much she missed her parents, and wanted to be in their house with them, while another woman told of her previous adventure to America and how she’d like to go back.

One theme, however, resonated throughout the clip. Many people, from a young boy to an elderly couple, simply stated that they would wake up in their very own beds, and go on with life as normal. They wouldn’t travel to some grandiose place that wasn’t their own. They would keep things the way they are. Adorned with contented smiles on their faces, the Brits who said that they were content were my heroes for the five or six minutes that I watched that simple video clip.

I felt the need to answer the question, too, but I didn’t think of my dorm as the first choice. Most people aren’t so content waking up in a twin-sized, extra long bed that is boosted five feet in the air, but this video made me think about the fact that I could be more content, if I only tried.

Compared with some of the things that are happening in the world, my bed isn’t such a bad place to wake up. I mean, sure, I might have homework or classes that are less than thrilling, but I also have two fish, professors that care, and virtually a lifetime supply of Ramen noodles in my room.

Watching this video made me want to be as content as these people, and for that particular day, it worked. What if every day we woke up, had a good breakfast surrounded by friends in the Café, and started our day thinking positively about the classes and activities ahead?

Perhaps, if asked the same question that the videotaped people were asked, we would be compelled to say “my very own bed,” too.

Just listen to Marcus Valerius Martial: “Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.”