Granted

We often get buried by our problems.  We also often listen to others, and think that perhaps their problems are not as bad as they think they are.  The point I'm trying to make is that when we get used to our lives we start taking so many things for granted.  It's an old idea.  But think about how many things that encompasses - our jobs, houses, friendships, relationships.  Sometimes one might think he is being taken for granted, but is he not taking for granted the person he's channeling his anger at?

It is easy to see this error in other people, but it takes a lot to be able to recognize it in ourselves.  And we should all remember that even the richest, most successful person can become a culprit of this.  In fact those who have the most, have the most to lose.  They might not lose their riches, but what about the other things that make a person happy?  And so it is those aspects of our lives that we see most often and get used to, that we tend to take for granted, and it is oh so useful to remind ourselves to cherish what we have when we are lucky enough to hear someone else rambling about how much they are ready to lose.