Complaining

Everyone loves to complain. People always have a problem with something in life. Sometimes people complain that they can't have certain things. Sometimes people complain that they don't have certain physical qualities that other people have. Sometimes people complain that it is too hot or too cold. Sometimes people complain that others are being annoying. Sometimes people complain that others have it easier than they do. The point is- people complain. Knowing that people complain is not difficult, but knowing why they complain and what they can do about it is difficult. So why do people complain? The most obvious reason is that they don't like something. That's how most people would reason their complaints. I don't like the weather, which is why I complain that it's too hot. What people don't really think about is why they don't like certain things. Why don't you like the weather? Why do you comlain that it's too hot? A deeper reason to why people complain is that they don't realize what they have and keep idolizing what they don't have. People complain that they can't have an Ipad. So what? The Ipad is just a tool used for entertainment. How much will it really benefit your life? Don't you already have enough to live on? People don't recognize the things they have and how fortunate they are to have those things. They always go after the things that don't matter and are just used for entertainment or glamour. While I make people sound really bad for this, it's important to keep in mind that society wants people to think this way. Think about it; don't advertisements sell things that people don't even need? They create a sense of need or desire in people for things that aren't necessary to have. They make people desire things they wouldn't care about in the first place. Advertisments do this in many ways, but I won't discuss them because it would get too off topic. The point is that it's not just people's fault they complain a lot. So what can we do about this? I normally would tell people to just stop complaining, but that doesn't help with the real problem. What we should do is appreciate the things we have and take a closer look at the things we want. Are those things really necessary for us to have? Or even if not, how much will they really enhance our life? Is it worth going after and complaining about? The main way we can avoid complaining is to recognize the things we have. That's why I really like the holiday Thanksgiving, because it makes aware of what we have (see post on thanksgiving). Don't complain. No one likes it and it doesn't help you at all.
-Smart