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Recently, I was privileged to witness a profound
lesson in its practical state. A group of kids while
returning from school within an estate stumbled on
a goldmine at a trash site. In there, they found
plates, flasks, water bottles, cups, mugs, slippers,
games and even got parts of a drawer to pack them all with.
The excitement on their faces was beyond words,
though it might have come out as trash from
someone’s home, to them, they had acquired new
items that could be useful at school & at home.
These kids were not sulking that they were picking
things from a trash site; rather they had such great joyous attitude as they basked in the different
things they had found.
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The items might not have been in their perfect
conditions, but rather than grumbling, they looked
through excitedly and picked the items that
seemed useful to them, possibly things they must
have seen other children have and longed to
possess.
And the sight brought tears to my eyes, because
sometimes the things we complain about the most
can serve as the only point of blessing to other
people. Sometimes we are so stuck on the many
things that are not working, we forget to be
grateful about the ones that work. And even when some things work, we are in so much haste to the
next level we forget to stay in the moment & bask
in the gift of now because once today is gone, it
never comes back again.
I believe there is great power in optimism, it not
only gives us fresh perspective to things, it helps us
remain on the “joy-side” of life, because what we
look at as trash, looks like a goldmine to somebody
else.
We would be amazed at how many people envy
our trash (The things we don’t seem to cherish so
much anymore).
Some of us practically HATE our jobs, whilst there
are others out there who wish they could simply be
in our shoes.
Some of us HATE the fact that we are single, but
you’ll be amazed to find out there are loads of
married people who wish they could have their
singlehood back.
Some of us HATE the fact our parents continually
nag about many things, truth is many orphans wish
they had parents to ask about their wellbeing.
If you think your situation is terrible, I am sure
there’s someone out there who would give an eye
to exchange their problems with yours.
No matter what happens, it’s important we stay
grateful & remain hopeful
i greet you all
