To Complain or To Be Grateful--Lessons from life
By Jemina
@Jemina (5770)
February 8, 2007 10:50pm CST
When we feel that we are treated unfairly we easily complain. But when we get little presents do we easily say "thank you?"
Suppose you get a moneygram worth $150. What's your initial reaction? Smile? Wondering where it came from?
As you track source you discovered that you had a millionaire distant relative who had just died and therefore left his great wealth. And his last will says that you will get $150.
Are you going to say "thank you" or "is this all?"
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9 responses
@simplysue (631)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I would say thank you. If this distant relative would even think of me at all I would be grateful as he could have not remembered me in any way.
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@abhiquest (579)
• India
9 Feb 07
I think everything brings in happiness or sorrow when we try to go for comparisons. $150 in comparison to a million dollars is small but it is still a big amount than having nothing at all. So, I would just say thanks.
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@avonrep1 (1862)
• United States
27 Feb 07
I would be upset I never got to meet them. And if I had met them I would be asking my parents why I never knew of them. I would cry that someone loved me enough to leave me anything even a nick nac in their will and I didn't or hardly knew them.
I would be grateful.
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
28 Feb 07
I would say "thank you," because it was something I wasn't expecting, and because it was a nice thought. The cousin may have all kinds of reasons for "only" leaving $150.
*big family
*charity
*teach me how to be greatful for the little things
Who knows?
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@Lostinoz (145)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I would feel honored to receive this gift from a distant relative who thought enough of me to will it to me. However, I would be extremely upset with myself for not taking the time to get to know this person better as I would have most probably missed out on the gift of friendship, which is far more valuable to me.
I must remember to continually give thanks for everything from the One who gives His grace to me.
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@joy1982 (226)
• Philippines
1 Mar 07
ohh.. ill be surprise.. and thankful..nobody will give you that amount..and you see your distant relatives still knows you and concern about you... thats rare..
but i think thats also very weird.. that someone will give you that amount and you dont knw him/her
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