Nothing is a guarantee.
Not friends. No one said you will have friends, and if you do, consider yourself lucky.
Not health. No one said you will be healthy, or live many years. Take it as a gift.
Not money. No one said you will be rich, or even well off, or have a little to live with. If you have, be grateful, and share it with others less fortunate.
Not family. No one said you will have brothers or sisters, aunts uncles and cousins. If you hate them and can't stand being around them- be happy you have relatives to hate, as opposed to being alone in the world.
Not happiness. No one promised you will be happy all the time. So enjoy those fleeting moments of joy.
Not wisdom. No one said you will be born smart, or even have the ability to learn. So if you can, take advantage.
An extra scoop of ice cream is not a guarantee, nor packets of ketchup with your fries. You won't always be lucky to get 20% extra in a bottle, or a cap that says you win a free soda. Your ipod won't always work, your computer will crash someday, all on this earth may crumble, or disappear.
Not everyone will like you, you may have many an enemy in your life time. You won't necessarily grow old and wrinkled, or live to see many descendants. You won't always get lucky. Some day your luck will run out.
Nothing in this world is a guarantee. Least of all you or me. So why not enjoy what you have now, instead of wanting more?
Be thankful for what you have.
Good for you!
ReplyDeleteNice post. :)
you are right about everything, and how we should be thankful....
ReplyDeleteI just think this should be said closer to thanksgiving or something, and not so soon after Yom Kippur, when it sounds a little scarier if you've taken Rosh Hashana and yom kippur seriously
We only have ourselves to rely on. Which is why we need to be the best version of ourselves we can possibly be.
ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly but if my computer crashes I am going to blame you!
ReplyDeletegreat full = spelling error\the correct spelling is: grateful
ReplyDeletethis was awesome altie. thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteanon- thanks, I was wondering about that.
ReplyDeleteYossi- thanks, I don't know, just a thought. On facebook they are accusing me of being pessimistic, but really, it's okay to think about thesse things once in awhile, and be aware of it.
Feivel- I'll take the blame!
Thanks Danny, glad to see you reading my blog!
yossi - its okay to be a little scared sometimes.
ReplyDeletealtie - niiiice :) really. i like it.
Thanks cheerio! It's funny, people always like the pieces that I don't really care for, or least expect it.
ReplyDeletewow. Awesome post :)
ReplyDeletethis is reminding me of some country Yossi song, but i aint remembering none of the words at this hour...
If you can't remember the words to the song... then it's time to go to sleep! That should be the new rule.
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