This is the message I would like to
write on a board and go around the world in eighty days. See what I did there.
Ha..Ha I am funny.
Anyway, for me, one of the most important and
fundamental rule to live contentedly on this planet is, this, that we should
stop taking things for granted. From our personal household to our workspace,
we have countless things to be thankful for but what do we do? We just go on
with our lives like it’s nothing, like it was other people’s duty to do that
for us and believe me, it’s NOT!
Let’s start from our homes. You ask
your younger sibling to give you a glass of water and he or she does that. You
just gulp down the liquid without giving a second thought, but let’s rewind
back a few moments. When you asked him/her, they could have been busy in their
own work, they are not obligated to do it, yet they did it, so don’t you think
that they deserve something as little as a simple “Thank you”, just to tell
them that you appreciate their effort, how small it might be. For example, the
next time someone asks you to do them a favour while you are in the middle of a
FIFA match, reevaluate your emotions when you do that favour for them after
sacrificing your comfort. Now tell me wouldn’t you like him/her to show a
little compassion, a little gratitude? OFCOURSE you would!
Same is the case with parents, and I
know you will be like ‘It’s their duty, they brought us here and now it’s their
onus to raise us but just for a second, let’s say they don’t. What can you do?
There are millions of parents who abandon their children, who don’t treat them
the right away but your parents work their ass off to get you good education,
to buy you a nice attire, to ladder your status up in the society, and we don’t
give a damn about it. We just get on with our lives, thinking that they are
doing what they are supposed to do, but for one moment, think that, wouldn’t
they like to go on vacations? Free from all responsibilities. Meet their old friends
by taking a day off? But they do not. Why? So you could live life comfortably.
So don’t you think they deserve a little appreciation? A little respect? And
you can reach this conclusion only after you stop taking their efforts for
granted.
Why do all the big names thank their staff
and co-workers after they get an award or get some recognition? Because they
don’t take the rest the team for granted. They know they worked hard to get them
there. They wouldn’t be there if it weren’t for them and they know that.
In short, when you start appreciating
the little things in your life, that’s when you start living your life. Be
thankful to God, be thankful to all those around you who are willing to go the
distance. Be thankful, because your “for granted” might be someone’s dream,
like when it rains, we don’t bother to care about it, we are like “yeah, so what?
It’s nature’ but have you ever looked at the people of SAHARA during rain? It
is nothing less than a miracle and a BLESSING for them.
So start appreciating yourself and
those around you, because like you, they DESERVE it!
The Stoodies Over and out!
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