count your blessings...

Count your blessings. Even how hard you think your problem is, someone is having a much harder time.

Sometimes, we worry about our career. We worry about grades. We cringe about pathetic and inconsiderate persons that populates our daily lives. Sometimes, we cry over a broken heart...

...And we always think that we are the most unfortunate when these shits happen to us.

But have you ever thought about the fact that others have it harder than most of the problems we suffered/suffering?


I know someone who has cancer.

But that friend doesn't know that I know about it. And every time we see each other, that person acts normally--like how that person used to act before the Big "C" got through.

Today, I saw that person again. When we met, we greeted each other. Acted as usual, reacted like how we used to do before.

Deep inside, I'm trying to conjure what is going through that person's mind. Does that person think about it during work time? Break time? I could only imagine how things go through that person's mind while lying in bed, and trying to sleep.

While I'm thinking how I'm gonna cope up with impending deadlines, horrendous people, and how fucked up my life is getting to be--this person is probably thinking about life.

How things will turn out? How much time is left? How would I spend my life now...? Would I live...?

And the realization is that there's always someone who's having it harder than we do.

So when you have a problem that made you think that you're the most unfortunate person in God's green earth, just pass it off. Just be thankful that you are more fortunate than most.

--Have a deadline to catch? Work harder and do your best.
--Hate someone? Don't worry, you can bitchslap his/her face some other day. Or better yet, let (bad) karma get back at him/her.
--Broken heart? Don't worry... there's always someone better. It's not the end of the world.
--Your parents separated? Suck it up... you are what you make yourself to be. Having a broken family doesn't ruin you. It's you who ruins you.
--Lost your cellphone/laptop/PSP/SLR? They're only material things. You can just earn up and save money to buy these things again...
--F.O. (friendship over! thanks donna! lol) with a close friend? Don't worry. Maybe you deserve better friends than this jerk.

Thing is... count your blessings.

Be thankful that you only have these problems. Out there, someone have harsher things to deal with.

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Back to this friend who have the Big C, I'm praying for better health. This person is kind and very hard working--someone who doesn't deserve all this. I'm praying for peace of mind, if only to soothe this person's feelings.