Do you take things for granted?
By hotsummer
@hotsummer (13837)
Philippines
October 7, 2009 11:59pm CST
I do am guilty of this. many times there are some random blessings that come my way that i just ignore easily. cause i thought that they will come my way any time so i can reject or ignore them . but sometimes the same blessings when ignore will not get back to us that easily. so i learned to appreciate things and give importance to whatever blessings and opportunities that come my way. i am not still expert in seeing things as it is. sometimes what i thought to be a blessing will turn out to be a disappointment in the end. and sometimes what i thought was not important or will not bring any good turn out to be the very blessing i am looking from the start.
Hope that i will not take things any more for granted. i have many blessings passed by me and i can't afford to lose any more of those blessing slip away from my hands.
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10 responses
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
8 Oct 09
I try not too but I think just about everyone ends up taking something for granted. Most importantly I try not to take my realtionships with people such as my friends and family for granted because I'm so happy that I can be that connected to that good of people.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
it is great that you have not taken things for granted in terms with your relationship with your friends and relatives and family.
@yang123sx (2)
• China
8 Oct 09
In my life,I also ignore too much blessings.I think some random blessings is nothing.Now i learned to give importance to whatever blessings.In our lives everyone is the same,needs blessings from others.Sometimes the blessing will change mans' minde and give him courage for have better life.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
yeah we should be a blessing to others. but no matter how rich we are or capable , we should accept blessing too. cause every one has a need one way or another. it is a sin also not to accept those blessing.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
the same thing with me. it just hurts me realizing what big mistake i made when i take things for granted. i end up losing big time. i may be able to recover from the loss of money but loss of important people in our lives is quite hard to get over with.
@charlies2805 (777)
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8 Oct 09
Good, actually I must admit that I gave to be grateful and thankful for everything everyone gives me, I call it as bless. I will never let someone takes the blessing away from my hand, once I have it on my hand I will try and do my best to keep it because I believe sometimes same blessing doesn't come twice. =)
In the meantime, I don't want to regret for everything I lost, even if it is very hard to do so and can't forget whatever the reason is. But I just want to see everything I've got rather than everything I'm still waiting. =)
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
i lose so many precious times before because of this attitude of taking things for granted. i just hope that from this day on i will not any more going to do that. i am trying to make a fresh start now.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
8 Oct 09
that is true. sometimes too much distraction will make us loss opportunity to have those blessings in life.
@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
8 Oct 09
Its hard to take things for granted when everything comes your way with so much effort.
If you have it easy then you might fall into this trap and a trap it is.
After the good years come the bad and then you realise how wrong you were about a lot of things.
Never take a single thing for granted.
@idtrebor (53)
• United States
8 Oct 09
Hi hotsummer,
I think as children we take things for granted, and that's ok, we don't know any better, but as for me, I used to, now I don't, I look at friends and family and knowing that life changes in an instant, I love them now, and tell them.
When I have some down time or when I'm in my garden, doing yard work, I stop and look at things and absorb the beauty of flowers, grass, sky, little animals,etc; and I thank God for all things. I think to my self, what a gift we have, a moment of life to be here and have this experiance. That was a little deep. - I don't take for granted that I live in a free country, that I have a roof over my head,
my religion, when I wake up each day, when I feel healthy, I pray ever night, for my loved ones, and I THANK GOD FOR EVERYTHING, GOD BLESS
@taraelocin (1138)
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8 Oct 09
I guess it's easy to take things for granted. There are so many things to be grateful for each day - being healthy, having good friends, being loved, loving someone, having enough to eat and money to spend... If we'd be grateful all day we wouldn't have time to enjoy it.
We only know what these things really mean, when we lose them. It is good to remember this at times.
