Some days, I feel unhappy and
some days, I feel on top of the world. I have to admit, sometimes no matter how
much you try to be grateful you will always feel that some other person has
better things than you do. No matter how capable your parents are, does not
matter that they have provided for your food and education, you will always
have friends with parents that can give more. Some one else will always have
more, be it, beauty, intelligence or even money. Sometimes, yes I am guilty of
thinking that hey, she has this and that, wow, his/her life must be really
easy.
I mean how can you not think of that when all
you see on instagram is that they have the capacity to travel all around the world with their family while
you have to work from 5am-3pm to save up for the next semester for your
university life. You may even play victim in your life and this is sooo
dangerous.
I avoid feeling like this,
and I always tell myself that Allah gives everyone struggles, maybe that person
is capable of buying 10 houses, but do you know her/his struggle with work or
family or even their love life? You don't. Everyone has personal struggles, you
just dont see it. At the end of the day, you only will see the surface of their
life. Well, the ones they choose to inform you via pictures or tweet. Instead
of feeling victimized by your situation, there’s another solution. Be grateful for everything, that
includes your mishaps, and everything good in life.
That is another concept of
seeing gratitude, yes? I came across this, once.
“Why should I be grateful for my results? If I do that, I wouldn't have
to work hard anymore, because you know I would just be complacent with what I
have”
Try seeing it this way.
“I am grateful for having this bad feeling of not getting into dean’s list, because I know that
I have to work harder in the next semester”
There you see, there is a
concept of redha and wanting to be better.
So I guess that's all.
Goodbye and Salam Aidilfitri everyone.
