Ever felt like you want something, but don't really need it? Have you ever envied someone so much because he or she got the item you've always wanted? I'm sure we all have been there. We feel jealous of other people who have the latest cellphone brand or a video game console because we have the older generation. We are blinded by these luxuries, thinking, "Wow, why can't I have that? It's not fair that other people have it and I don't." What we fail to realize is that there are far more important things out there that people wished they had but cannot get.
Here is an example: imagine going to a hospital, and you find an old man just sitting in his wheel chair and looking out the window. He is a complete stranger; you have no idea who this man is. He is looking out the window, thinking: "I wonder what it looks like outside. I bet it's beautiful with the bee-pollinated flowers and luscious green trees. How I wish to have a pair of eyes to enjoy this scenery that I cannot see." You find out that this man is blind. He wants a pair of eyes to look at the horizon that is beyond his dimension. And here we are, wishing for the new iPhone or Samsung Galaxy while other people wish for something that is nearly impossible to get.
Let's look at another example. There is a man driving his motorcycle and he sees an expensive car next to him, wishing that he owned that car. Next to the motorcycle is a boy riding his bicycle. He is thinking to himself saying that he wants a motorcycle like that when he grows up. Up on the balcony in a building nearby is a girl wishing she had the bicycle like the boy. Next door, we have a man in a wheelchair, wishing he had a functioning pair of legs so that he can walk. As you can see, the man in the wheelchair wants something that is necessary for walking, but he cannot get what he wants since the only way he will be moving is through a wheelchair.
The moral of the story is to be thankful for what we have, whether it is a healthy and stable life, living under a roof or just having the things we need to help us move forward in life. Sure, it's an amazing feeling of owning a brand new TV, but we should still appreciate what life has given us so that in the end, we appreciate the delicacies that we were given since the beginning of time.
