Friday, March 21, 2008
How to Appreciate Life
Are you one of those people that are always wondering why other people have it so much better than you? If so this little discussion is for you. The reason you notice that so many other people have things and stuff better than you is to provide you with a destination in with to direct your life.
We all notice differences between what we are and others, we also notice quite readily things we see that are better or worse than we have. For instance we notice the person who is in good physical shape, and compare ourselves to them. We notice that that other person is driving a cooler looking car than we are and so compare what they have to what we have.
What this boils down to is a study in contrasts. Without contrast we can neither appreciate what we do have, as well as develop a desire for things that we could have. This life we have is made up of contrasts, and these contrasts are actually blessings. We easily notice contrasts, and as contrasts are discussed, you will understand what a dull and boring life we would lead if there were none. For example if it has been cold for many months we appreciate a nice warm sunny spring day. Now if all there was is continuously calm and warm weather, then you wouldn't enjoy it because there would be no contrast. In other words you would know nothing of any other kind of weather, and so would not be able to distinguish between nice days and good days as you would never have a bad day.
Would you cherish the light if there was never any darkness? When you see some children behave badly, don't you think all the more of your own well behaved children? If you have pain, don't you feel good when it is gone? You appreciate the value of being well, but would not know it without the contrast of being in pain. There are many contrasts only some we will touch on: Being hungry or being fed; happiness or unhappiness; being rich or being poor, and so on.
You experience contrast so that you can fully appreciate what you have now. As soon as there ceases to be contrasts in your life, your existence becomes bland. No matter how hard we may try we can not avoid contrasts.
So how does one react to contrast? Do you complain that the other person has a better life than you, or that they are luckier than you to have such nice things? What you should realize is that you noticed this contrast so that you can set a goal for yourself to acquire these things. Not by taking it away from them, but by learning what to do to earn it for your self. You can do and be anything you will to, however if you do not know what to will to be then you need an example to follow. If one person can do it so can you.
The purpose of this little discussion is to enable you to see more readily what you can do and have. Let us say you see a really nice house, instead of cursing that owner as being too rich, or by envying, set a goal for your self to someday have a house just like it, or better. Contrast is there to help you lay out your life pattern so that you will be able to maintain your earned happiness. So you will begin to appreciate contrast, other wise life would soon be meaningless to you. When you observe contrasts you should be thankful if your circumstances are better than their, or if the contrast you observed was better than your circumstances it should be seen as a shining example of what you might want to do or have.
When you observe a contrast, and you desire that you should have those circumstances, those possessions, those skills, those blessings, then if you laid out a long range, step-by-step program, extending for many years, you would assure yourself of a continuous satisfaction with life. Once you accomplish a goal or set of goals and having realized your objectives, don’t stop; look for new trails to blaze.
So begin to enjoy the varied continuity of contrasts. You would always be in the enviable position of comparing blessings about to come into being with existing ones.
Begin right now making realities of your desires, when you see a great pianist, do you not also want to be one? Well believe it or not you can, all you need do is set a goal, and take the steps to accomplish it. When you see something you desire to have, set the goal to have one just like it or better, and take the steps needed to acquire it. Find out what you desire from life and let go of the past, look for your direction, it is out there you just need to see it with different eyes, and when you see it know now that you can be or do anything that you will to.
All right! You are being given the green light. Ready; Get set; GO!
Be Blessed
We all notice differences between what we are and others, we also notice quite readily things we see that are better or worse than we have. For instance we notice the person who is in good physical shape, and compare ourselves to them. We notice that that other person is driving a cooler looking car than we are and so compare what they have to what we have.
What this boils down to is a study in contrasts. Without contrast we can neither appreciate what we do have, as well as develop a desire for things that we could have. This life we have is made up of contrasts, and these contrasts are actually blessings. We easily notice contrasts, and as contrasts are discussed, you will understand what a dull and boring life we would lead if there were none. For example if it has been cold for many months we appreciate a nice warm sunny spring day. Now if all there was is continuously calm and warm weather, then you wouldn't enjoy it because there would be no contrast. In other words you would know nothing of any other kind of weather, and so would not be able to distinguish between nice days and good days as you would never have a bad day.
Would you cherish the light if there was never any darkness? When you see some children behave badly, don't you think all the more of your own well behaved children? If you have pain, don't you feel good when it is gone? You appreciate the value of being well, but would not know it without the contrast of being in pain. There are many contrasts only some we will touch on: Being hungry or being fed; happiness or unhappiness; being rich or being poor, and so on.
You experience contrast so that you can fully appreciate what you have now. As soon as there ceases to be contrasts in your life, your existence becomes bland. No matter how hard we may try we can not avoid contrasts.
So how does one react to contrast? Do you complain that the other person has a better life than you, or that they are luckier than you to have such nice things? What you should realize is that you noticed this contrast so that you can set a goal for yourself to acquire these things. Not by taking it away from them, but by learning what to do to earn it for your self. You can do and be anything you will to, however if you do not know what to will to be then you need an example to follow. If one person can do it so can you.
The purpose of this little discussion is to enable you to see more readily what you can do and have. Let us say you see a really nice house, instead of cursing that owner as being too rich, or by envying, set a goal for your self to someday have a house just like it, or better. Contrast is there to help you lay out your life pattern so that you will be able to maintain your earned happiness. So you will begin to appreciate contrast, other wise life would soon be meaningless to you. When you observe contrasts you should be thankful if your circumstances are better than their, or if the contrast you observed was better than your circumstances it should be seen as a shining example of what you might want to do or have.
When you observe a contrast, and you desire that you should have those circumstances, those possessions, those skills, those blessings, then if you laid out a long range, step-by-step program, extending for many years, you would assure yourself of a continuous satisfaction with life. Once you accomplish a goal or set of goals and having realized your objectives, don’t stop; look for new trails to blaze.
So begin to enjoy the varied continuity of contrasts. You would always be in the enviable position of comparing blessings about to come into being with existing ones.
Begin right now making realities of your desires, when you see a great pianist, do you not also want to be one? Well believe it or not you can, all you need do is set a goal, and take the steps to accomplish it. When you see something you desire to have, set the goal to have one just like it or better, and take the steps needed to acquire it. Find out what you desire from life and let go of the past, look for your direction, it is out there you just need to see it with different eyes, and when you see it know now that you can be or do anything that you will to.
All right! You are being given the green light. Ready; Get set; GO!
Be Blessed
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