in a tiny forgotten corner of Kenya there are a handful of orphans who will get out of school today and run "home"... a couple of miles from school back to their orphanage.
6 or 8 of them will quickly assemble on the tiny "field" (dust, dirt, and big rocks) in front of their orphanage and start a soccer game with bigger rocks for goal posts and a ball that hasn't had air for a very long time.
they will run and laugh and play. life is good. they will be happier than you can imagine.
and they have nothing.
in a posh suburb of Charlotte, NC today a spoiled 10 year old will come home to the nicest amenities imaginable... with more luxuries in his own room than the kids in Kenya will ever be able to fathom.
He will sit and play his Playstation 3 all day and complain to his Mom about what they are having for dinner and that his friend at school has something newer and cooler than he does.
he will spend a large portion of his Friday afternoon pouting and being unhappy.
and he has everything.
why is this?
why does this scenario of ironic polar opposites exist?
because it's not how much you have that brings you happiness; it's how much you appreciate how much or little you have.
and adults are way worse. worse than children. some adults i know are the most ungrateful and unappreciative and therefore most UNHAPPY people on the planet.
Gratitude may be the greatest secret to happiness.
but if that's true then being rich comes with a very serious hidden danger... more money & more "Stuff" is a THREAT to happiness.be grateful today. be thankful.
you have SO MUCH... no matter how much or little you may think you have.
