Lately, I have been complaining about most things around me. Where I work, where I live, my relationship, not being able to buy what I like. I didn't care about the things around me. Not appreciating the beauty of life. I was in a state of despair.
I was told that one of my distant colleague was sick and I was to accompany a group of people to visit her. On getting there, the place was a slum. I couldn't even imagine myself staying there. The houses can't be compared to where I stay. But to my surprise, I saw something that baffled me. Even though those people were facing worse things than me, in fact it is incomparable, they were still showing love to each other. I saw happiness in them; they were smiling, having fun with each other, being thankful for their existence.
That got me thinking for a while. I had forgotten how lucky and blessed I am. I had forgotten that I was just experiencing a temporary setback. Forgotten that there are seasons for everything. Both ups and downs are subject to seasons and I was probably in mine. After reflecting on the event, I changed my state from being in despair to being thankful.
In life we all get to one point in our live which seems like nothing is working. We prefer blaming other people for our situations instead of taking the blame; that is a point of despair. It looks like we have reached the end. No its not the end; its just a bend. Keep pushing forward. We should learn to appreciate things around us. They have a powerful way of changing us. We should regularly try new things, expose our selves more. The worse regret in life is not failing; it is failing to try.
Final Words.
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