Jan 07 2009
The miracle of life 2
It has been a couple of days now since I saw the baby cow being born, but I am still overwhelmed with emotion every time I remember the amazing event . In a way, witnessing life and the wonders of nature have put many things into perspective.
I think that we do not really stop to appreciate what we do have in our lives. Most of us are too busy complaining about prices rising, not having enough money for all the things we would like to have. We complain about our couple not being loving enough, our children not being obedient and respectful. We complain about our neighbours making too much noise, the weather -too hot, too dry, too wet or too cold-. We even complain about ourselves because we do not look the way we would want to look!
But wouldn’t we all be much happier if instead of complaining so much we stop to think for five minutes about all the things that we should be thankful for? You could start with the basic things like being thankful for having a job in a world where job stability does not exist any more. Most of us should be thankful for being healthy; even if we have a cold or the flu, we are lucky enough not to have any major disability or a disabling disease. We should be thankful for having a place to sleep, whether it is an apartment, a house or a mobile home, at least we have a place while so many other people are sleeping on the streets.
Think about your blessings rather than your shortcomings and you will see how lucky you are!
