Complaints

Human beings tend to complain all the time. In the workplace, we complain about our bosses, the number of hours we work and how our clients are treating us. At home, we complain about how our family doesn't understand us. At church, we complain about the lack of commitment of our fellow brothers and sisters and the sermons of certain speakers. In the community, we complain about the government, the public transport system and the social security system. The list goes on.

Why can't we be content with what we have? Why can't we rejoice in the fact that we are still alive, still enjoying what life has to offer, and we have a roof over our head and enough food to keep us healthy and strong? Why do we always look at the negative side of life?

If we are unhappy with our work, why don't we change our work? Is it because our work actually brings us a relatively high level of income? Is it because our work actually makes us feel important? Is our work actually giving us a status in society that we are proud of? The reason why we complain about our work is because we actually have choices in relation to our job. Talk to a person who is long term unemployed and we will understand what it means for a person to be content to take any job, no matte how hard or mundane that job is.

At home, have we thought about others, or are we focused on ourselves. We complain that our family doesn't understand us. Do we take the time to understand them or allow them to understand us? Coming home after work, do we just lay in front of the TV without wanting to talk to our family because we are too tired? Do we leave all the housework for our spouse or parents? Do we ever share our fears or desires with our family? Maybe the reason why they don't understand us is that we don't actually let them.

When we see the flaws of our brothers and sisters in church, do we see our own flaws? We complain that people are neglected, do we actually go and make these neglected people feel welcome or do we only choose to welcome those we are comfortable with. We complain about how certain programs are run. Are we willing to spend the time to help out when we see a lack of resources? Why can't we be more appreciative of the efforts of others? We tend to only see their flaws, but in their eyes, they may be accusing us of the exact same flaws!!

If we have so much complaints about the community, in what ways are we willing to help? Do we constantly try to minimise the taxes we pay? Do we try to obtain as much social benefits as we can even though we do not deserve them? Do we move our money offshore to avoid local taxes and charges? Do we engage in practises such as illegal downloads which will cause a decrease in the overall level of consumption in our economy? When we see people committing crime, and the crime does not relate to us, do we pretend that nothing happened so as to avoid trouble? How much are we willing to be involved in this community?? What right do we have to complain?

Therefore, let us learn to appreciate the things we have, the people around us and the world we live in. Noone is perfect, and we all should try to live and learn from one another. We should be appreciative of other people doing things that we are not able to do. When we look at this world and the people around us from the point of view of our need for them, then we will see how valuable everything and everyone is.