Choosing to whine or to win

It is very amusing to watch how many people spend their days whinnying about how bad their life is. I live in a country where everyone owns a car, most people have a place to live and food on the table. Yet, no matter where you go, there will be a couple of people complaining about how bad the economy is...as they sip their beer and eat their chips while relaxing at an air conditioned bar while watching a flat screen TV.

I don't understand the logic. You are dressed, you are eating, you are paying for entertainment. You have it made! What are you crying about. There are people in other countries that live in a hut, have no running water, wash their clothes in the river, eat whatever they get their hands on, probably have no electricity, cook on fire, and they are happy.

I wonder if having more "stuff" makes you immune to the real pleasures in life. Could it be that the more we have, the more we think we are entitled to? Do we actually think that we have a RIGHT to have more just because we live in a civilized society?

I don't know why people complain. But I do know that doing so does not solve any problems and creates more. People who don't value what they have are not in tune with what real needs are. They do not value themselves or their peers and are always looking for the next best thing, keeping up with appearances and making those around them feel like they have more. There is no humble pie for these folks, just greed, inconformity and pain.

I may not have a lot, but I have a roof over my head, clothes, shoes, I eat three times a day and I sleep on a nice bed. I don't have air conditioner, but I have three fans. Sure it gets hot every once in a while, but I sleep. I enjoy everything from the sound of rain to the expensive Godiva chocolates I buy every once in a while. I enjoy life, good, bad, better, worse. And I love sharing with others. I have no time to complain. Life is too short for that.