Rants, Raves & Restless Thoughts

Why do people always find something to complain about? I
oftentimes hear people rant and rave about their tiring / taxing job, their
insufficient salary, their philandering husband, their over-protective parents,
their stubborn child, their nagging wife, their corrupt politicians, their
hypocritical church leaders or just about anything else that displeases them
one way or another. It makes me wonder why these people find it difficult to grateful
for the things they have. A secure job, a steady income, a relationship with
someone who cares, a concerned family member, the gift of parenthood, a life
full of adventures & trials; these things need not be taken for granted but
be appreciated.

In most cases, people often neglect the fact they have
contributed something to arrive at such a predicament and focus only on the
object of their complaints. They forget that everything is cause and effect.
Thus they tend to look at the other side of the fence, where the grass always
seems to be greener.

It is so ironic that those who have more, desire more and
those who have less, are more grateful for the small blessings that come their
way and treat them as little miracles. It is an incontrovertible truth,
somebody else will always have something better than we do. There will always
be somebody smarter, wealthier or more attractive than we are and there will always
be something we would like to covet as long as we are discontent. The sooner we
accept this fact, the better will our viewpoint on our life will be. People are
inclined to compare themselves to those who are better off than them. If they
just observe those who have even less, their whole perspective of life would
change. The jobless, the poverty-stricken, the homeless, the orphan, the broken
family, the childless couple, the unbeliever, the disabled, the terminally ill
would surely want to have what some people fail to value.

We have been given a great gift we often overlook, the gift
of choice. The ability to choose, to either look at the brighter side of life
or to focus only on the negative aspects that surround it. We have the power to
change our life and our destiny. Instead of just grumbling and criticizing that
which displease us, we could take action to alleviate the circumstances
surrounding our life. Bearing in mind, we are not given anything that we cannot
overcome and that everything happens for a reason.

There is no need to look at the other side of the fence to
look for greener grass, we only need to tend our own backyard to make the grass
in our side of the fence greener.

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