I wonder if it's a Singaporean or Asian thing, but people simply like to complain and reinforce many negative thoughts. Have you heard those conversations between aunties? Once they open their mouth, nothing positive seem to come out from it. They can complain about their sons their daughter-in-laws, free gifts which are lousy, discounts which are not as good as it used to be, husbands who do not help with housework, and the list is never-ending.
I see so many jaded people who seem to be going through life everyday as if it's a torture to be alive.
It's an irony for it's the people who have everything who complains about everything in their life.
People who have nothing praises everything in life; the sun rising everyday, having food to eat and simply being alive for another day. It seems like it's the people who have nothing that has everything important in life.
Sometimes I really wonder, why are people so unhappy? Why are people screaming about small little things many times every single day? Why is it that every little thing seem to trigger an outburst and the blaming game. Someone is always responsible for their unhappiness, like it's justified, like they have no choice but to be unhappy.
Being happy is a choice, just like being unhappy and letting all the little things affect your mood is a choice. Whatever choice you make for yourself, don't go round blaming other people or taking it out on others.
I see people around me, people whom I care for, tormented by these everyday realities of life. These people have so much to be happy about, but end up spending their days complaining about all the little things and things they have.
Part of me feels afraid that I would become one of these people 20 years down the road, though I have made a conscious choice to be happy every single day, in whatever I do. It's not always easy, but I will try.
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