It all started with a friend’s Facebook general status update that stated: “Could all the people bitching about the mundane things in their life please just be grateful for your health and everything you have.”
Instinctively, I “liked” the comment on Facebook.
But just as quickly, I realized something: I’m also one of those individuals that “bitches” about the mundane things in life such as the weather, traffic, line up at the local Walmart, the length of time it takes to restart my computer, when to have dinner (or what to have for dinner), when to go to the gym and when to sort through the printed pictures, which subsequently need to be placed in the album. Oh, did I mentioned all the complaints about commute to and from work, work itself, the people at work, those that don’t yet work with me but want to, and on and on.
But before you judge, lets remember that we all find something to complain about. Here’s an example: Have you yet complained about the weather? How about the way you were treated by someone else on your way to school or work? How often have you looked at your digital clock only to complain about how early you have to wake up every morning to go to work?
So here’s my pledge: From now on, I will not complain about the mundane things… I will be grateful for waking up in the mornings to see the sun (or in our case, imagine the sun behind the clouds) once again; I’ll be grateful for having a beautiful wife to cuddle with and children to embrace; I’ll be grateful for having my parents to disagree with and siblings to fight with; I’ll be grateful for having a job to go to every weekday, Monday to Friday from to J, which pays my mortgage and my bills; I’ll be grateful for having a car to drive to work with; I’ll be grateful for having a beautiful house to come home to, with a beautiful flower garden in the front and a veggie garden in the back yard. I’ll be grateful for the food that’s in my fridge and on my plate.
But most importantly, I’m grateful for my health and the gift that has been entrusted with me called life!
Thanks for reading,
Armin
PS. Thank you my Facebook friend for stating the obvious and making me think about it!
PS. Thank you my Facebook friend for stating the obvious and making me think about it!
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