Life can seem difficult, tiring and unfair in a lot of ways. And this tends to leave us not only questioning but also comparing our lives with others. We overlook one thing while doing so. We compare other people's happiness to ours. We compare and see how great their lives are and how ours isn't. What we do not see is their sorrows. The pain behind their smiles, the problems hidden away deep in their hearts, we do not see this because we are focused on our issues. It is not a crime to feel sorrow but we often overlook how blessed we are. This needn't be something grand or big. It could be in the little things in our lives like a home cooked meal or food to eat in general, a bed to sleep in, a roof above our head, etc. All of us are not the same. While our problems differ, so does our blessings. What we have others don't. So this post is just a reminder to be thankful for what we have and try to share with others what they lack as well.
Most of the times we enjoy being in the receiving end of gifts or anything nice. Being in the giving end is not as pleasing as the receiving end for many of us. However, giving helps you gain a lot! Don't know what to do with the clothes that you don't like or that don't fit you anymore? Give it away to people in the orphanages or the homeless! A gentle reminder is to be considerate and make sure the clothes are actually good and usable. Please don't give away clothes that are on the verge of being tossed in the trash. The people we are giving them to are humans too! We are truly blessed to have all that we have today. There are many who don't have the basic necessities that we do. When God has blessed us abundantly shouldn't we take the chance to help others? Giving brings joy that no amount of gifts received can bring. Without giving there is no receiving. Let us learn to give without remembering and receive without forgetting!