life throws you strawberries most times.....

          Many of us love to lament our fate. Always bitching about our misfortunes. Oftentimes complaining about not getting what we want. Yak, yak, yak, yak...gripe, gripe, gripe, gripe...whine, whine, whine, whine....to no end. If aliens could tap into our networking sites, blogs, phone conversations, luncheons etc they'd think earth's inhabitants are really having a damn tough time!
          And when those super-motivated, super-positive, super-religious folks come to us and preach their doctrines, we get upset. We say they are unreal. We say that they are putting on an act. We say they are in denial. We say all kinds of things just because we don't agree that life is kinder to us than we see it.
          Why do I use the word "see"? Because most times, I notice that people tend to compare what they get from life with what another person gets from it. It's all about the eyes. It's as if the eyes are the only organs that can "see".
          How about a change? How about trying to use our other organs to "see"? How about emulating the blind and "see" through touch? Of course I don't mean you should go around groping people!
          But we can "touch" by not physically touching. And that we should do more often. I believe that when we focus on touching this way, we'd be more appreciative of our lot in life.
         How about making life a lot more fun for others? How about easing the woes of a friend? How about filling a need that a neighbour has? How about giving a smile to that grouchy person we see on our train ride everyday? How about saying "Hi" to that elderly Indian guard at the parking lot? How about changing our mindset?
          We'd still be yearning for things, people, situations to be better even after we do all of the above. But I believe that there'll be a shift in our yearnings. I believe that we will be happier. And I also believe that we'll admit that life throws us strawberries more often than lemons.... :)