claire

a disclosure


I complain
That my clothes are outdated
Then God showed me people who don’t even have spare clothes to wear

I complain
That I’m too short
Then God gave me friends shorter than me who carry themselves with their head held high

I complain
That I don’t have fingers and toes like them beautiful ladies
Then God gave me a friend having 12 fingers and 12 toes, and is the most confident person I’ve ever met

I complain
That my skin tone’s not fair enough
Then God gave me beautiful friends having darker skin tones

I complain
That my Android phone uses up battery too much
Then God showed me a man who doesnt even know what a mobile phone is

I complain
That I hate mosquitoes, they leave scars on my skin
Then God showed me people living in malaria-prone area who dont even have enough protection

I complain 
That dad doesn’t understand my problems sometimes
Then God gave me friends who have to live their lives with no one to call “Dad”

I complain
My house is not cozy enough
Then God showed me people who can’t even afford a house

I complain
That I’m not given the opportunity to go abroad
Then God showed me people who havent even seen a city bus in their life

I complain
That life’s too tough
Then God showed me pictures of victims from the Muslim-Bodo riots who have lost all their lands and clothes, and they now live in a school

I complain
That I don’t have a sister
Then God made me see friends who long to have at least one brother in their life

I complain
That the money I have is not enough
Then God made me see a man earning his livelihood selling sliced pineapples everyday 

Tell me, what do you complain about? I guess we have to start counting our blessings so that we can stop complaining and start appreciating


10 comments:

Ajay Kandavalli said...

Wonderful! Nice lines to remind oneself to be grateful!

You know.. stop complaining.. I will make a good sister LOL

Mi pakhat tawngtaina min ti hrechhuak a -

Lalpa, naupang piangsualte hi tidam rawh khai, ka ti a. Pathian chuan, "Ni love, an thlarau a thianghlim a, lei taksa zawng reilote chhung atan chauh alawm," a ti a.

Lalpa, zaidamna leh dawhtheihna min pe rawh khai, ka ti a. Pathian chuan, "Ni love, zaidamna leh dawhtheihnate chu Mi Thianghlim Lawr hma chu mamawh reng rih dawn mah la, pek ni lovin a hlawh a hlawh chhuah tur chi a ni ngai e," a t
i a.

Lalpa, hlimna min pe rawh, ka ti a. Pathian chuan, "Ni love, malsawmna ka pe tawh che a, hlim leh hlim loh chu nangmah a innghat a ni zawk e," a ti a.

Lalpa, ka hlimpui tur thilte min pe zel rawh aw, ka ti a. Pathian chuan, "Ni love, hlimpui tur leh lawmpui tur i neih theih nan nunna ka pe tawh che alawm," a ti a.

tiin.

@Ajay: heyyyy, so nice of you to drop by!! thanks :)

@Alejendro: ahahha, thanks sis :)

@Joseph: very nice, chutia i sawi takah chuan hmanniah hemi tawngtaina ang lampang hi ka friendlist ami in a post tawh, mahse ama original irawm chhuak. hehe

ziak tha hle mai.... i should stop complaining :)

@pris: Thanks dahlin :)

You just made me feel so grateful about my life.Thank you so much for such a wonderful post.May God bless you with more wisdom and happiness:)

@Tubin Nabam: Hello my twitter friend :-) Thanks so much for visiting. Life is what we make it, and the way we look at it, I guess. May God bless you too..

I complain
That I don’t have shoes
Then God made me see people without feet...

@Angeleyes: so true!
I complain
That I don't like the "Idlis" they serve on Mondays
Then God made me see people surviving without food for most days