All through life we all complain, hear
complaints, and are complaints. We
complain about the weather, work, chores, kids, school, appearance, doors,
people, Christmas, family, friends, and on and on. We are not strangers to participating or
hearing complaints. In our society, we
are entitled to complain if something does not go our way. In fact, we now have websites where it is “liked”
by 1,000s of friends to complain.
What
do people wish to accomplish by complaining?
I haven’t figured that one out yet.
The act of complaining does not change anything nor does it make a
person feel better. In addition,
complaining has been proven to be contagious.
So not only does it bring the person down, it takes everyone around them
down with them.
There
are a good amount of complaints that are so common they could all just be put
into a book titled, “The top 100 complaints in the world.” Here are a few:
1.
This weather is horrible!
I wish it would (warm up or cool down) real soon!
2.
I hate Mondays, can we just skip it?
3.
Dreading going to work today, I hate my job!
4.
I have so much laundry, ugh.
5.
I had to clean my house all day and I am so tired!
6.
Wish I had more money so I could (go on vacation, buy a new
car, get a bigger house, get some new clothes)
7.
My kids won’t stop making a mess!
Can’t you just
picture these as Facebook statuses?
Everyone says, the grass is always greener on the other
side. I believe it is greener, but only
if you water it, take care of it, and appreciate its beauty.
Consider this:
1.
When the weather is cold, people complain because it’s too
cold. When the weather is warm, people
complain because it is too warm. When it
is dry and brown, people want it to be green.
When it rains, people pray for it to stop.
2.
If we did away with Mondays, wouldn’t we just despise
Tuesdays?
3.
People hate their jobs and they want vacations. But, how do you pay for a vacation without a
job?
4.
All those clothes you bought because you complained about
not having enough is now the laundry pile you are complaining about.
5.
Everyone wants bigger, better houses. Until it comes time to clean them.
If a person has
thick hair, they want thin. If a person
is bored, they want something to do. If
a person is too busy, they want to be bored.
Let me put it to you this way.
The grass is as
green as you make it.
If you decide to
make the best of all the grass you step in, it will be green. If you decide to look at every lawn and
decide that no matter how difficult, it can be green, it will be. When it rains, think of the flowers it will
grow. When it is Monday, thank the good
Lord you are alive. When you go to work,
think of something fun you want to save up for.
Water the grass people, make the grass green.
