Grumbling about life..!

Thursday, June 23, 2011 - It was two days ago that I felt all down and depressed. Things were getting a little difficult and I needed space to think things out, when suddenly I felt a strange spirit of thanksgiving: I realized that there was much I needed to thank God for, for good health, for a loving family, for food on the table, shelter even with the monsoons outside, and I felt a feeling of joy, replacing my depression.

I don’t know how you are feeling today, but here’s a poem that should make you thankful for what you have: I asked God why I wasn’t rich. He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings, who was lonely, and had no one to share it with. I asked God why I wasn’t beautiful.

He showed me a woman more beautiful than any other, who was ugly because of her vanity. I asked God why He’d allowed me to become old. He showed me a boy of 16, who lay dead at the scene of a car accident. I asked God why I didn’t have a bigger house. He showed me a family of six, who had just been evicted from their tiny shack, and were forced, to live on the street.

I asked God why I had to work. He showed me a man, who couldn’t find a decent job, because he’d never learned to read. I asked God why I wasn’t more popular. He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends, who all left the moment the money and parties were no longer there.

I asked God why I wasn’t smarter. He showed me a natural born genius, serving life in prison for making ill use of his knowledge. I asked God why He put up with a thankless guy like me. I knew then how much He loved me. What’s eating you today? Are your problems weighing heavy on your heart? Give thanks to God for what you have and your heart will lift up in joy and thanksgiving..!

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