Forgetful Human

Have you ever been in the situation where it might involves your work, friendship, relationship or family that made you realise that you have taken things for granted?  After talking to those involved you suddenly realise that you have forgotten how to be grateful for the little things people have done for you and things that you have in life. You realise that it's too late now, you have lose that thing you owned or person you love in life forever.

It's like a wake up call.  Then suddenly you felt that you got a tight slap on the face and determine to change things to become a better person.  You swore to yourself that you will not do something that you will regret in your life ever again.  You become very conscious and constantly keeping yourself in check and making sure you appreciate every moment in life that you are alive and be grateful of the people you love in your life. Don't we all do that?

Then weeks or months past.  Now you've forgotten what you set out to do. You are back to where you were again. When your friends ask why you are back to square one again and you would probably go to the extend to tell them this, "Fark off!  I don't give a damn on what you think.  I'm tired of trying to make people feel happy. I want to be happy myself."  You got so frustrated with your work, your life and whatever that is going on around you that put you so low in mood that you think by being grateful and appreciative is all about making sure others around you are happy, but not you.

Come on! Stop kidding yourself.  No matter how much shopping or self pampering spa or vacation you treat yourself to, you still feel something is amiss in your life.  It's like a hole that you keep trying to fill up with the money you spent on yourself and surround yourself with the so called surface friends, of which at the end of the day you still feel empty inside.

What you've forgotten is that, to begin with, it is not about making other people happy.  It is all about making sure that you don't take things for granted in life and live to regret it.  The fundamental thing is still about making yourself happy by being grateful and appreciative of your surroundings.  Then the vicious cycle repeat itself again when you lose something or someone important in life.

Human are forgetful.  The tough thing in life is not about finding your weaknesses or ways to turn yourself into a better person.  It is about being "consistent" at making yourself a better person.  Now sit down, think it through.  Slap yourself a few times if need to.  Are you that person?

I think at some point in life, we all are.  It is when we become "consistent" that we become "mature".