I also recall back when I was in US for almost a year with my husband since he was sent there for training. I accompanied him and became a full-time housewife there. All my colleagues back in Singapore all envied me and said, "how I wish I could have that kind of break!" However, when the wives ,whose husbands were also sent there for training in the same company, went over to US as a housewife, they complained too. Why? Well, they complained that they were so bored. Nothing to do. When the husbands go out to work, they stay at home very bored. They wished they were back in Singapore working. How ironic right?
As for me, I enjoyed my stay in US, despite cooping at home-I made use of the 70 over channels on TV, I made use of my time cleaning up the house-scrubbing the floor on my knees, vacuuming the carpet,doing laundry, whipping up a good meal when my hubby comes home and I also made use of time to surf the internet.Time passed quickly in the day and though I did that every day when my husband is working, it did kept me busy. Once a while, the wives would get together in someone's apartment and we would talk or we would just walk outside (which we didnt do very much because there was no walkway for pedestrains. So, rather dangerous. It was like expressway roads)
Anyway, the point I am making is that the most unhappy/discontented person is the one who compares. For example,I have friends who complain all the time about not getting enough bonus or money as compared to her friends who get more and did not do as much work. Then,they start blaming their circumstances(e.g bad luck, grew up in a poor family,no support,no opportunities etc) or blame others for them not achieving the results they want.
When will we start taking responsibility of our own actions? When will we count our blessings and start focusing on the positive?
Now, I would like to introduce to you Nick Vujicic of Melbourne, Australia. Nick was born with no arms and no legs. On the day of his birth, his dad left the room to throw up and his mother was in tears. As a child, he was teased and bullied by his friends in school. Instead of CHOOSING to focus on his limitations, what he could not do and making himself feel useless and depressed, he instead chose to focus on what he HAD…his inner strength, his mind and his voice. Instead of blaming God, he chose to create a powerful meaning to his circumstances.
He chose to believe that being born this way happened for a purpose. God was using him as a model to inspiration and heal the world. The meaning we choose to give to our life’s experiences is the meaning we create. We can choose to see our adversities as ‘Problems or opportunities’ as ‘punishments or blessings’.
He chose to live not just an ordinary and normal life, but to live an extraordinary one. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. He is also a motivational speaker and has thus far spoken to over a MILLION People in Indonesia, Sweden, USA, Africa, etc… His current goals are to become financially independent by the age of 25, through real estate investments, to modify a car for himself to drive and to be interviewed and share his story on the ” Oprah Winfrey Show “! Writing several best-selling books has been one of his dreams and the title of his upcoming book will be called “No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!”
Below is an amazing video of Nick. Hopefully after today, you will choose to respond in a more positive way despite whatever circumstances you are in.
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