Ok. Here's something that will probably make me sound like a brat, but whatever.
So, why is it that I'm supposed to be grateful for the things I have that others don't have? Like, if I complain about something, should I feel bad because there are people who would love to have the things I complaint about?
I completely understand the idea that I should be grateful for what I have because I could be like those who don't have anything at all. At the same time, if I have a plate of disgusting food that tastes like ish, which I refuse to eat, should I be grateful to have that plate of food just because some starving kids in Indonesia don't have any food? The food tastes like ish so I should be grateful to have a plate of ish just because Indonesian kids don't have ish? Is that how it works?
It's the same thing with having a job—why do people make it seem like it's the end of the world when you complain about your job? I know it's a bad economy and unemployment is at an all time high. I know this, everyone knows this. However, I do not see the connection between you not having a job and me hating mine (not saying I hate my job but, well…you know…).
The fact that some random person may not have has nothing to do with what I do have and can't stand. I was thinking about that the other day while watching Sex and The City. Miranda found out she was pregnant and didn't want the baby. Charlotte, who had on a 15% chance of conceiving a child, was angry at Miranda for not wanting the baby. Notwithstanding the fact that Miranda kept the baby in the end, what did Miranda's choice to not have the baby have to do with Charlotte? The fact that Miranda had a baby and didn't want it had nothing to do with Charlotte's lack of a baby. And Miranda was supposed to feel bad about that?
If a person is having difficulties with one of their parents, and they complaint about it, should they stop and just be grateful that they even have parents? Should the next person's lack of parents dictate whether or not I complain about mine? In my opinion, just because Sally Sue doesn't have parents and wishes she did, doesn't mean I am going to suddenly resolve any issues that I have with mine. Like really, come on…
Is it possible to be grateful for the things you have and complain about them at the same time? Can you be grateful that you have a job in general, but hate the job you have? Can you be grateful that you have a plate of food but hate and refuse to eat it because it tastes like ish? Can you be grateful that you have parents but voice your annoyance when they irk your nerves? Is any of this possible? Or am I just a brat? I mean, I'm just askin'…
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I think, in a sense, that at any particular moment for most people they are ungrateful; it is in the reflection of the moment that he or she can become grateful. Thinking on this reminds me of Cheryl Crowe when she said "its not getting what you want, its wanting what you've got".
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