Accept it - the way they are

Yesterday, one of my very close friend told me that I cannot think of writing anything beyond VAS :-). This one is only for you...

My experience so far with my life has been that I am unhappy many a times because I am unable to "Accept things" they way they are. When I see something that I don't like, when I see something that is not fallen my way, I wish it could be DIFFERENT and cry out for the same. Wonder if that is only my nature or human nature or is it the culture that is build in us over time.

The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different, however: it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place. We’ve judged it as bad, rather than saying, "It’s not bad or good, it just is". Things are only negative if you see them as negative. Instead, you could accept it as the way the world works — as the way things actually are. And try to understand why that is, and embrace it. As it is. This can be applied to whatever you do: whether it be how other people act at work, how politics works and how depressing the news media can be. Accept these things as they are, and try to understand why they’re that way.


And finally....
"Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." - Lao Tzu