It's amazing how fortunate we are. Think of all the things we should be grateful for having: water, education, work (well, for most of us anyway), family, etc. We think, "Sure, anyone can have that, big deal." Well, it is a big deal. Yes, I'm one of those nuisances that will tell you how fortunate we are to have all these things and blah blah blah.
However, it's still not enough. If we're fortunate to have an IPod, we complain how it keeps breaking. If we're lucky enough to afford a decent education, we complain how boring and expensive it is and how our kids don't learn anything important. If we have food on our table, we complain if it turns out wrong. If we have running water, we complain if the hot water runs out and we have to wait another half hour to take a shower.
Geez, we have to stop whining! In our economy, it's nearly impossible to achieve some of these things.
Take this for example: About a year ago I was telling someone how I hardly ever see my dad and how much it bugs me. My friend told me, "I haven't seen my dad in, like, 6 months." Just that little tidbit of information made me think, "Wow, things could be much worse." I'm lucky to see my dad as much as I do now. I should never take those kinds of things for granted.
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