A lot of people go around complaining that their life is so hard and it sucks… They don’t know the meaning of a hard life.
Today while driving to work I noticed a bunch of kids in rags squatting down in the middle of the road picking something. At first I had no idea what they were doing. As I was driving past I saw one of the kids lick her palm which had a white powder on it, so I looked closely at the road and realized that at some point in time sugar was spilled on the road and these kids were picking it up and eating it as if it was a treat. To them it is a treat.
Now think about the times that you have thrown food away because it didn’t taste right or you didn’t feel like eating. Or because you were greedy and took too much and couldn’t finish. Feeling bad yet? No? You should. I am.
You may think that you have a hard life when you had to work an extra 3 hours or didn’t get your favorite food at home. That’s not a hard life. A hard life is when you have no idea when you are going to get your next meal. A hard life is when you are 12 years old and you know by personal experience that mixing a little bit of flour in water and drinking it will make you feel full and not get hunger cramps.
So still think your life is hard?
– Suramya
Just wanted to thank you for your Jan. 28th post. It puts things into perspective and makes me appreciate how fortunate I am.
Just started learning about Linux and stumbled upon your site while looking for open source instant messenger server software that I could setup myself for work.
Thank you again. From Wylie, Texas, USA.
Kind Regards,
Loren
Comment by Loren — February 5, 2009 @ 5:43 AM
You are welcome.
Incidentally when I was driving to work I was feeling a bit down due to pressures at work etc and after I saw the kids I realized that I had no excuse. I had a great life compared to others and I should be ashamed of thinking that I had a hard life…
– Suramya
Comment by Suramya — February 10, 2009 @ 5:32 PM
I thought that being on my own since I was 13 was hard, & even though I sometimes couldn’t find food, I was never brought to the point that those children were. As a person who’s experienced a
lot, you don’t realize just how bad it really is until you’re out of it and you have another persective. Especially with children, people take a cicumstance for what it is, & when you don’t know it can be easier, you don’t feel pity for yourself.
Comment by Rose — November 1, 2009 @ 5:42 PM
I thought that being on my own since I was 13 was hard, & even though I sometimes couldn’t find food, I was never brought to the point that those children were. As a person who’s experienced a
lot, you don’t realize just how bad it really is until you’re out of it and you have another perspective. Especially with children, people take a circumstance for what it is, & when you don’t know it can be easier, you don’t feel pity for yourself. When you’re young, life IS the cards that are dealt, & you can’t always see that other people got a ‘better’ hand than you. My life made me who I am & I wouldn’t trade it for all the luxuries in the world. I wouldn’t be who I am if it were different.
Comment by Rose — November 1, 2009 @ 5:46 PM