Calm down your life has a right over you part 4

5)     Look at what is in your life
Every single day we ignore what we have in our daily lives, how many of us actually sit down and look at the people and things in our lives and appreciate them. The answer is most of us don’t, we take the loving people in our lives for granted and we take the things we have for granted. We believe that it is our right to have these people and things there and nothing can ever happen to them, well that is not true. Everything and one in our lives are a privilege that can one day disappear, your parents, kids, spouse, loving friends, health, a place to stay, all of these things can disappear and never come back.
 So why are we taking so easily and for granted when many have had a loving family but was torn apart through illness, misfortune or even death, or suffer a marriage break up or the split of their friends. If this happens to others and we still have our lives intact, why do we continue to take everything for granted without saying thank you to the one who gave you these blessings or those who constantly do good for you because they care for you without receiving a single pay from you. Why do we forget this and cry for what others have and envy them for their successes and blessings, the answer is that we do not look into our lives and acknowledge the bounties around us. We forget our loving parents, our caring spouses, the laughter of our kids and the jokes of our friends, we forget about the fresh air we breathe and how easy it is for us to eat while others struggle with these. Looking into our lives make us thankful for what we have, we become less preoccupied with those around us and more focused on those in our lives. How many times have we yelled at those whom we call dearest in our lives, how many times have we thrown tantrums for the insignificant things they seem to do wrong in our eyes, we always do and continue to do. As people we have to develop a habit of acknowledging the many bounties in our lives and being thankful for them. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
“Be satisfied with what Allah has apportioned for you and you will be the richest of people.” (Tirmidhi)  
This shows that thankfulness empowers are mindset, it questions and challenges us, why do you want more when you have everything you need but just aren’t looking close enough. Thankfulness is necessary for a happy life, it is important for a happy marriage and family life, it is important for your relationship with your parents and for your good mates. When you thank your parents for making sacrifices to their dreams to give you a better life, they feel like you understand who they are to you.

When you thank your spouse for being the best spouse ever, they feel that you acknowledge what your relationship means to and thank them for being a part of your life and putting up with you and it goes on with all the people around you. Say kind words and acknowledge the people and things in your life because there will come a day that you will regret that you didn’t or you wanted but it’s too late. So make it a habit and you will realise you don’t anything more in your life and your life is already perfect the way it is.     

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