Thankfulness

Hi Everybody!!

So I was thinking today, about how thankful everybody should be. We hear people complaining about not having the newest phones, or the coolest toys, or the most in-fashion clothes. It is human nature to want more and more, but come on. If you think of all the people in third-world countries struggling to have a sip of water or a bite of food each and every day, it sounds pretty selfish and, well, spoiled what we complain about here. Now I'm not saying that I don't complain and want other things. All I want is a little more than I have now, right? ;) I'm sure everybody knows about all these people suffering all over the world, but the thing is despite the massive number of people that know about what's happening, not many do anything to help. We feel sympathetic for a few days, and then something comes up in our schedule, something more exciting or whatnot, and that sympathy is gone. Just like that. It's pushed to the back of our brains. We're right back to our usual I-want-more selves. We should just be thankful that we can get clean water to drink! Imagine walking for miles with a heavy jug to fill it with muddy water from a puddle. That's right. Not a lot of villiages have wells that they can go to. But us, with just a simple turn of the tap or a push of a button, we have running water. It's so, so much easier than walking miles and miles. And we have shelter. Shelter to keep the wind and rain out. Isn't it wonderful to have somewhere to hide when it's pouring buckets of rain? Isn't it great to come inside to a warm, heated kitchen and sip hot chocolate after being outside on a cold winter day? And what about right now. You're looking at a computer screen. Isn't it amazing that we even have a computer, one where you can search anything you could possibly imagine, one where you can email people that are halfway across the world in just a matter of seconds? It's really amazing what we have here, compared to others. We have so much, so much more than we really need to survive. I just think that it's ridiculous that we're spilling over with blessings and all this great stuff but still complaining for more, while those in poorer countries are begging for food, water, medical attention, and so much more basic needs, and they don't ask for anything more than what they need to survive. Although you might not have the most fashionable shoes, or the best gadgets, you should be thankful for what you own now.

Of course everybody looks at those who have something that you don't have and think to themselves, gosh, I want that. I want it more than anything. But, when you start thinking that, think of what you have now. Think of the people that would look at you and say, I want what they have. So lets start being more thankful and think of all the things that we should be grateful for.

Thank you for tuning in once again, and I hope this post helped you to realize how blessed we are!!