This is how the human brain often works when our 'status changes'.

> A blind girl hated herself because she was blind.
>
> She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend.
>
> He was always there for her.
>
> She told her boyfriend, "If I could only see the
> world,
> I will marry you."
>
> One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When
> the bandages came off, she was able to see
> everything, including her boyfriend.
>
> He asked her 'Now that you can see the world, will
> you marry me?'
>
> The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was
> blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her.
> She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at
> them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry
> him
>
> Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote
> a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes,
> my dear, before they were yours, they were mine. '
>
> This is how the human brain often works when our
> 'status changes'.
> Only a very few remember what life was like before,
> and who was always by their side in the most painful
> situations.
>
> Life Is a Gift
>
> Today before you say an unkind word –
>
> Think of someone who can't speak.
>
> Before you complain about the taste of your food -
>
> Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
>
> Before you complain about your husband or wife -
>
> Think of someone who's crying out to for a
> companion.
>
> Today before you complain about life –
>
> Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
>
> Before you complain about your children –
>
> Think of someone who desires children but they're
> barren.
>
> Before you argue about your dirty house someone
> didn't clean or sweep - Think of the people who are
> living in the streets.
>
> Before whining about the distance you drive –
>
> Think of someone who walks the same distance with
> their feet.
>
> And when you are tired and complain about your job –
>
>
> Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who
> wish they had your job.
>
> But before you think of pointing the finger or
> condemning another –
>
> Remember that not one of us is without error and we
> all answer to the
> Divine.
>
> And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down -
>
> Put a smile on your face and
>
> Thank the Divine you're alive and still around.