Is the grass really green??

A common human condition is to wonder if the grass is greener on the other side.

If you're not familiar with this metaphor, it means that people take for granted what they have and yearn for something else, even if that something else is pretty much the same thing as they currently have.
What we do not realize is that maybe the grass isn't as green as we think it is?

It always may look better on the other side, may it be actual grass, your friend's car, your friend’s house,  someone else's job etc. So many people are not satisfied with what they have. They think that all the above examples would be a better way to live their lives. What they don't realize, is that often they already have so many perfect things in their lives their friends, partner or spouse, job. 

The sad part is that is usually takes losing or nearly losing what they have in order for them to realize how much it means to them and how happy they were with what they had or already have,
  Freedom, health, and food in the fridge, love and friendships these are all among the things that we take for granted simply because they have been in our lives every day. The more frequent they appear in our lives, the more we grow a certain expectation for them to stick around forever.

We all take so much for granted. It takes a lot of emotional stability to be content with what you have. To be able to resist the temptation of thinking that other people have it better.

A personal example is the fact that I hated going to the school when I was younger. I’m sure we all did at some point because of all the home work or the early mornings and the hundreds of rules that we brake and get pulled up for and we spent every day waiting to get out of school. Yet now that school is out we miss every moment every memory and wish if we could relive it again.


A sports car, bank balance or supermodel girlfriend may be what you think will make you happy, but when you get down to it, you may feel empty and unsatisfied. The deception with seeing things that you think will make you happy is the fact that you only see the good side of those things. Once you have them, you will see it without the rose-colored glasses and experience the lesser or bad side of it as well and this may leave you thinking that it was better when it was just a dream.

So the key to a happy life is being content with who you are and where you are right now. Life is an awesome journey and you should never regret anything. We cherish the good in life and learn from the bad and in turn we improve every day.  I am not to saying that you should settle for an average life that you are not happy with. While you work hard to where you want to be, to achieve your goals and dreams, you should be grateful for what you have.

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