Instead of comparing yourself to people who have more than you, try comparing yourself to those who have less…
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Instead of comparing yourself to people who have more than you, try comparing yourself to those who have less…
We are so incredibly lucky, yet most of the time we don’t even realize it.
Indeed we are, and indeed we don’t…
I’ve seen this picture before and every time it’s simply heartbreaking. Ugh, I feel it in my soul.
That vulture..
I’ve seen several people say something similar to this on Facebook. I don’t really “get” the whole Occupy thing. I mean, I do. People are frustrated and dissillusioned. But I haven’t heard anyone make suggestions on how to make things better. It just seems like people are complaining for complaining sake.
I’m personally incredibly grateful for all that I have and I’m thankful everyday.
My thoughts on Occupy Wallstreet (posted elsewhere):
“The problem isn’t that there isn’t a clear message, it’s that there are so many clear messages. People are fed up with the way corporations operate in our country, and the frustrations are as unique as the individual.
[Someone] might be upset because they are exploiting our resources, while I’m upset that they have so much influence in our political system, others are upset that they get away with finding loopholes in the tax codes that allow them to pay zero taxes, while others are upset that they outsource American jobs to China and India. This is what makes Occupy Wallstreet so difficult to understand.
Sure, it’d be much easier if they had two or three points that people could rally behind, but it’s not that simple. The problems and frustrations with corporations are vast and many. The system is fatally flawed in a variety of ways, and a couple of talking points aren’t going to solve the problems we have in this country with corporations.
Personally, I’m thankful that the people have finally had enough and are willing to take a stand. We haven’t seen that in a long time. We’ve been complacent and let the control of our nation be slowly eroded away from the citizens and placed in the hands of the wealthy. It’s about time the people rise up and fight to take the power back. I only hope it can sustain long enough to create any sort of meaningful change.”
and:
“I think Wallstreet literally does mean something different to every single person. For some, it’s about corporate greed. Personally, I don’t care about that all that much. I’d just like them to quit working the system, get out of our political system, and operate their businesses in ways that are fair, just, and environmentally sound. But those are my personal values, and reflect me more than they might represent the “message” of Occupy Wallstreet.”
And, as an aside, you might want to look into the Supreme Court decision regarding Citizen’s United, which says that financial donations from corporations to political campaigns are protected as “free speech.” That, in my opinion, is wrong. There’s no way the citizens of this country can financially compete with corporations, and it leads me to believe that our politicians will be sold to the highest bidder. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people…not corporations. They’re not people.
So if somones life sucks you think your life is good? and btw somone should realy do something about those people starving givet them the chance to live like us.
No, if someone else’s life sucks, that doesn’t make your life good. But taking a moment to appreciate everything you have rather than what you don’t have will help provide you with some perspective. It’s easy to forget that there are people out there with problems that make our own look petty and frivolous. Yes, someone should really do something to help the people who are starving (“someone” should be you … and me … and everyone else.) But I disagree that we should do it so they can live like us. We should do it so they can live like themselves without having to worry about dying of starvation. There’s no reason anyone on this planet should die from hunger. That’s one problem we have the power to solve. Sadly, just as your comment indicates, we expect “someone” to do something about it rather than working to solve the problem ourselves. And that’s one of the problems with our species; we expect “someone else” to fix our problems rather than taking initiative to do it ourselves.