Practising Gratitude for Daily Miracles
If there's one skill we all undoubtedly effortlessly excel at... it's taking things for granted.
Think about the daily miracles happening all around us... the air we're breathing, the clean water we're drinking, the technologies connecting us to our loved ones, or even that you're listening or reading this right now.
It's a cliche but only because we are so easily bored with what we have. It sounds mawkish and sentimental only because it's so easily available. But what if we didn't have them? Would we still think that being grateful for them was so trivial?
And it's not just the seemingly simple and common things in life... even things we initially find precious and thrilling lose their lustre after a time. This happens to everything from our cars to our partners. How quickly we grow weary of our blessings and start looking for other pleasures!
This tendency to tire of and find fault with what we already have is what keeps us discontented and unhappy. We're inclined to focus on our problems and ignore our blessings. But the very fact that you are walking, talking, breathing, tasting, and touching is a miracle in itself! We live in a world bursting with possibility and here we are complaining!
Life was meant to be savoured. Life was meant to be simple. Sure, it has its fair share of problems, but these are mitigated by its pleasures and joys. The reason why you are feeling all this pain and misery is that you have magnified the complexity of things.
External forces act on us now and then to test our faith and will. Would you really want to give in to confusion, chaos, and complexity... when all you need to do to be happy, is to see things simply, and revel in everything that's being revealed to you?
Most people are so busy waiting for miracles to happen that they fail to notice the ones occurring right under their noses. It's a bit like people who spend their lives hunting desperately for the partner of their dreams, while ignoring the ones who would gladly share their lives with them.
If we open up our hearts, minds and eyes, we'll be touched by the many miracles that occur everyday. Appreciate these daily events as the miracles that they are and they will increase the depth of your life.
Adapted from A Slice of Life by Eugene Loh
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是啊，很多时候，幸福和奇迹就在我们的身边，但是，我们都没有发现。多多欣赏和珍惜眼前的一切，你就会发现世界有多美好。
加油！
^_^g
Think about the daily miracles happening all around us... the air we're breathing, the clean water we're drinking, the technologies connecting us to our loved ones, or even that you're listening or reading this right now.
It's a cliche but only because we are so easily bored with what we have. It sounds mawkish and sentimental only because it's so easily available. But what if we didn't have them? Would we still think that being grateful for them was so trivial?
And it's not just the seemingly simple and common things in life... even things we initially find precious and thrilling lose their lustre after a time. This happens to everything from our cars to our partners. How quickly we grow weary of our blessings and start looking for other pleasures!
This tendency to tire of and find fault with what we already have is what keeps us discontented and unhappy. We're inclined to focus on our problems and ignore our blessings. But the very fact that you are walking, talking, breathing, tasting, and touching is a miracle in itself! We live in a world bursting with possibility and here we are complaining!
Life was meant to be savoured. Life was meant to be simple. Sure, it has its fair share of problems, but these are mitigated by its pleasures and joys. The reason why you are feeling all this pain and misery is that you have magnified the complexity of things.
External forces act on us now and then to test our faith and will. Would you really want to give in to confusion, chaos, and complexity... when all you need to do to be happy, is to see things simply, and revel in everything that's being revealed to you?
Most people are so busy waiting for miracles to happen that they fail to notice the ones occurring right under their noses. It's a bit like people who spend their lives hunting desperately for the partner of their dreams, while ignoring the ones who would gladly share their lives with them.
If we open up our hearts, minds and eyes, we'll be touched by the many miracles that occur everyday. Appreciate these daily events as the miracles that they are and they will increase the depth of your life.
Adapted from A Slice of Life by Eugene Loh
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
是啊，很多时候，幸福和奇迹就在我们的身边，但是，我们都没有发现。多多欣赏和珍惜眼前的一切，你就会发现世界有多美好。
加油！
^_^g
