ignore the FIRST Best Things in Life ... this is the real one
By Mavic123456
@Mavic123456 (21893)
Thailand
January 25, 2013 6:36am CST
Life is hard, life is difficult, life is challenging... but above all of these, still Life is Beautiful...
The picture shows that even if we lack money life isn't that bad, because what is essential is free. Like, love, friends. sleep, air. We don't need to worry about no having a lot of money to spend for a holiday. A simple picnic with a family just at the backyard will do. a weekend off with the children to go to the park to fly kite is awesome. Fixing the bike together and biking after. How about fishing? In the absence of outdoors why not play charade with the kids or scrabble. Turn off the computer and have fun time watching movies with the entire family with pop corn. You can discuss this movie or the moral lesson of the movie while having dinner. This one is nice, how about videoke singing together. Let us not deprive our children of stories to tell their kids when they grow up. Let us give them the "experiences" of what life is. Simple and yet free.
Let us not deprive ourselves to be happy... and love life.
Note: I forgot to click the UPLOAD button to my first discussion. However I reported it already. so the first one will surely be deleted.
Thanks for the Global Healing Exchange for the photo.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
9 Sep 18
@Mavic123456 I really like the picture you chose for this discussion. It's very cute and so very true!
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
10 Sep 18
Thanks, most of my articles have pictures but I don't know where the others are. This one was retained.
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@dee777 (1417)
• South Africa
25 Jan 13
This is so true! I think we sometimes search on all the wrong places to be happy. I cannot tell my kids stories anymore, for they are grown men. I just hope the times when they lay in bed, listening to me reading to them, will be remembered.
My radio is on and the song I am listening to is from Queen " I want it all, and I want it NOW". Makes me think if 'having all' can really make a person happy?
It's like you said: eating popcorn together; discussing a movie we have all watched together; and may I add, walking on the beach together, is what count in life...TOGETHERNESS with those you care about is so important...
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
yes. that's great... I never thought of beach because "beach" is far from our home and we need to travel hours to get there...
yes TOGETHERNESS just the key.
surely they have something to share with their kids too.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
26 Jan 13
Hello Mavic. It is totally true that life is still beautiful without enough money to spend for a travel to some scenic spots. We may still enjoy the simple pleasure what life can bring us, the free things we get from around us, like the beautiful nature, the blue sky, the clean air, all that comes into our sight. There is no need for us to complain about so much about the so-called unfair treatment to us so long as we view the world with a beautiful thought and mind. Enjoy yourself to the full.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
so right sir. no other person can bring simple pleasure to us than ourselves. and it is just right to imbibe this to the children around us. by being happy and contented we also teach simplicity to other people around us. Life could somehow be unfair, but we could just smile at it.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
26 Jan 13
Thanks for this wonderful discussion.
Life is certainly hard and difficult, challenging too, but if we know how to handle it properly, we can overcome all barriers easily, i have health issues mainly, no monitory problems, no problem with my kids, i am happy with what I have.
About health issues i have to face; am taking my medicines injections..
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
Yes this is my point Professor, I am sure that even if you have health issues, you don't blame anyone for that issue instead you do something about it. make yourself healthy you don't cry over and say you are sick or something... but you fight because you are happy with you wife and kids. Little contentment in life goes a long way. I am sure if you desired to be James Bond... you will feel devastated if you don't feel well. but hey you just want to be Professor and not James bond.
@Hence27 (450)
• India
26 Jan 13
What a great discussion.
Really it's very necessary to enjoy life as it is.If you think life is okay,then it's okay,if you think there's no problem at all,there will be no problem.
Life is indeed hard,very difficult,challenging,but if you face it without thinking twice or say if you face it with happiness,then you deserve for a beautiful life.That will not be a proble,if one don't have money.If he/she is experienced or if they want to earn something,then they can earn.But there is most important thing in life is that how should we enjoy my life.Sometimes small things can give great happiness of the world.There is also a saying in English,money can't buy happiness
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
thanks Hence I am happy that you enjoyed this discussion. Small things can really give great happiness in the world. Look at the new born babies... parents will be delighted to see his first smile... his first yawn... just simple things but such a great pleasure to the parents.
Money can buy things for happiness but not happiness itself. Smile and the world with you.. cry and you cry alone.
@teotimoponcerosacena (1551)
• Philippines
27 Jan 13
Yes nice what a wonderful suggestion if it will be done by whoever lotters who has able to read and has not tried any of those mentioned. The only hindrance is when the family who will be practicing the same every week ends and if they have time to do so, Are they doing good as a family or as a person? for what matters is what have you done before the week ends? The children are very sensitive, usually they follow actions not words.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
Well it takes a baby step before the toddler learn how to run. it is just the same with this. it should start from the beginning if they family is not accustomed to it yet but eventually this will be a routine but make sure that there will be different activities every time one practices it.
@junerainemay (346)
• Philippines
25 Jan 13
Thanks for this! It really helps me lighten up a bit. You're right, life is beautiful. Life is a mess but a beautiful mess indeed. Just like the song goes, 'it's not about the money, money, money'. Our happiness merely depends on our attitude towards life. The more we accept and see things in a positive way, the more possibility that we'll live a happy life. So let's learn to appreciate those little things that make us happy because it may have big impact later on. I'll keep this in mind. Hapyp myLotting! :)
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
I am glad that this simple and humble discussion helped you and others to light up a bit. It is my pleasure. You may keep a copy of the poster and hang it on your wall so when you feel down you look at it, take a deep breath and smile again.. yes life is indeed a happy place to live.
@allknowing (137771)
• India
26 Jan 13
Nice topic. It is not necessary that only those who do not have money should for these kind of activities. In fact it is these little things that bring joy to everyone. I get a lot of happiness when I see a bud on my new plant, when my pet brings the ball when I ask her to, when those who help me with my daily chores turn up on time, when my cake turns out perfect, when I get a call from a long lost friend, when I get to respond to topics here like this one...............the list is endless Mavic.....
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
wow.. yes such little joys take the pain away. there could be failures for it normal to have and experience those, but... if there are this little joys surely, LIST of WONDERFUL things that make us smile will be endless....
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
25 Jan 13
for sure and the fly kite was simply beyond words and these experience define life and what exactly it is made of and moments needs to be preserved ideally
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
Yes, and memories to cherish for the rest of our lives.. and stories to pass on from children to children...
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
25 Jan 13
... even if we lack money life isn't that bad? Well I need a lot of meds and I can assure you that without the meds my life is very bad and believe it or not I do need money for that! I assume you are healty or? Don't need to live with a lot of pain day ánd night.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
I agree... but you were sick because you were not happy, you need medicine to sustain you.. but when you were happy I am not sure you will feel sickness at all. Some people will be diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and already counting days? hmmmm .. then people who know this person will say "she's very well, how come we didn't know she has cancer".... Yes, she was happy so the little pains she felt, were vanished by happiness and contentment. If a person is a grumpy and looking for attention or self seeking one, and not happy even a simple paper cut will bleed profusely. She rants and blames on the paper for the cut.
A happy and contented person doesn't feel much pain.
@nitinnair89 (2900)
• India
25 Jan 13
Hi Mavic. Good discussion! :)
It was a luck that i came to read here first. I had seen that previous one you put. Lol. You talk so experienced here..haha..
Hmm..i am thinking what should i actually reply here. Right now i have no words..oops!
But i agree to whatever you have written here. Well done friend.
Hmm..i am thinking what should i actually reply here. Right now i have no words..oops!
But i agree to whatever you have written here. Well done friend.@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
why did you say that I talked so experience here? Of course I had gone through a lot of challenges already and what I do now is to laugh at those... mistakes, good decisions and all
thanks
@vernaC (1491)
• Romania
25 Jan 13
That's very true, happiness is just from anything you do or everywhere if would look into the bright side of life.
Me and the rest of my gang(my family), usually stays up late at night on weekends just talking about anything, from our neighbors to our childhood experiences. Sometimes we gathered our neighbor's kids in our house to watch horror movies and shout so loud like we don't care. We also cook choco porridge and share them with kids and have some good laughs. Life is just simply happy, all we have to do is start smiling.@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
you are such a great person Verna.. see it radiates to your children... and your "gang" hahaha I like that horror movies.. I usually shout the loudest.. to make a thrill of it.. and they will just tell me that I was exaggeration... sometimes even if there was no scary part yet, I just scream.. scream... scream.... then they will all laugh.. (that's with the rest of my gang too (my sisters)), but when we are in the movie house I am like a rock.
wow.. I like choco porridge, where do you buy "malagkit" I have lots of "malagkit" here in Thailand..
@olivia2013lovelife (65)
• China
25 Jan 13
hello, right now when i am blue and feel depressed, i see your words and it seems quite helpful for me to adjust myself, yeah, nothing can be more important than to make us happy and live our life with all the fun we can get. Thanks for your sharing with this and i think i will restart myself and try to find the happy me back.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
27 Jan 13
Olivia I am so happy that you found these words helpful. you may keep the copy for yourself. and if you are blue and sad again just open it to remind you how good life is
