If you have a computer and the capability of reading this, those are both two very great things to smile about. You're already beating over half the world's population. Congratulations!
I've just noticed recently that more and more people are becoming unhappy with their lives. And I'm talking about people who are in college, living in excellent dorm buildings with access to clean water, who have plenty of food, great friends, families who love them, excellent minds, and virtually everything going for them. All I want to know is what makes someone in that situation unhappy when there are people on the other side of the world who have to sleep outside and are battling war, starvation, dehydration, and no access to education who are seemingly content.
Perhaps I'm being naive, or perhaps I'm able to look outside of myself and see into other people's minds. Either way, both of those situations have reasons to be grateful for.
Why today was awesome: I did laundry and I finally have clean socks!
My year in numbers:
How Many Books I've Read: 5.5
How Many Times I've Lost My Key: 7
How Many Bowls of Soup I've Consumed: 19
If people were so easily content with their lives we never would have advanced past the Hellenistic Age. It's being discontented, finding flaws in your life, that make people seek to improve their lives. That's why technology, social progress, etc. are ongoing things.
ReplyDeleteIt's also a matter of life experiences. I'm not starving or homeless and never have been. I'm able to take food and shelter for granted and not let idea of not having that affect my mood. That way I can focus on other improvements to my life.
On a related matter, the empathy topic of this video, which you've likely seen but it's always good to rewatch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUnQ-wOPGUE