2. You Never Appreciate What You Have Until You Live Without It

The comic strip strikes a chord with anyone who’s ever been ambushed by a winter cold. Normally, breathing is as unnoticed as the quiet hum of a refrigerator. But introduce a cold to the mix, and suddenly each breath is precious. First, the bliss of ignorance, the calm before the storm, that we somehow fall into yearly despite previous experiences.

Suddenly, it’s a rather unpleasant snot-filled realization that, yes, nostrils are pretty darn important. It’s a painfully accurate reminder that the simple act of breathing goes unappreciated until a cold turns it into an Olympic sport. There’s nothing like a stuffy nose to make you pine for the good old days of clear airways.