The first lesson in elementary Math that we learn is to count.
And yet, as we grow older, that's something that we fail to do.
That's why we grow older, age biologically, but
don't quite grow wiser or evolve. There lies the problem: Because we just don't
count what
we have. We are so deeply entrenched in survival mode that we don't see the
beauty and magic of Life.
Here's what you can do to get out of this mode.
To break free from it, take a day off from work and just reboot!. Just get out
on the streets. Stop at a busy traffic intersection to see how much the
much-maligned cop has to labor to maintain even a semblance of sanity. Watch
the flower-seller stitch the garland together as beads of sweat trickle down
her neck. Notice the garbage clearance squad, at work, struggle with the insane
and reckless manner in which we consumers dispose our waste. Go to a train
station. Sit calmly and observe Life as people rush to go to work and get back
home. Or go to the emergency ward of a hospital. Watch people, study their
emotions, understand their challenges, recognize valiant acts and daily
contributions from people 'apparently' removed from you that make your
Life possible each day! Get back home. And make a list of things that
you have in the backdrop of all that you just
observed all day. Count the number of items
on that list. Write that number down with a thick, red marker pen and put it up
on your desk. And each time your mind drags you into the darkness of the 'I don’t have' alley,
pull out that list. Let that number in thick red ink remind you that your Life
is blessed.
This is what they mean when they often say “Count
Your Blessings”!!!
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