SIMPLE PLEASURES

past few days have been pretty rain-y.
at work, rain is bad cos show and feeding sessions would be cancelled, so our company wouldnt be able to make as much money as it could in a day.
one particular day when it FINALLY rained after rain clouds hung over since early afternoon, i said to myself "YAY, RAIN!!"
while on the other side of the counter i hear my manager complaining about the rain, sales figures and all that jazz.


i thought to myself, for once, can it NOT be about the company? i know that we wont get as much sales and figures will definitely drop but there's really nothing much you can do about it.

why not just be grateful for the rain for once? this led me to discover a chain of other simple things in life that i was really grateful for. a roof over my head, meals to eat, clouds, the gospel, a holiday job, a school to go back to, great parents, my brothers, my hamster, the SUNSET, internet access, and so many other things that were overlooked and taken granted for, just because we have it everyday or grew up with it around us.


for some kid half way around the world in africa, all those simple "pleasures" were total luxuries that they could just dream of. we are literally "living their dream" but sometimes not satisfied with whatever we have.


D&C 59:7 says that "thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things". all things, not just referring to the good things, but also the not-so-pleasant challenges that are specially designed and crafted for every individual to help them grow or others, by observing how they handle these situations. if you sit down and think about it, we all do have loads to be thankful for!


josh is finally back from field camp! great to have him home (:

p.s. i really really like the quote by Elder Richard G. Scott. it was a good find.