Gratitude and Perspective

What makes us less grateful? This blog focuses on finding fulfillment in the midst of privilege and understanding how complaining can reinforce negative thinking which can lead to a victim mentality.

“One of the most neglected virtues of our daily existence is appreciation"

The company where I work is often ranked as one of the best companies to work for in the world.

One fancy thing about our office is their MASSIVE free lunch.

Like a politician’s wedding x 3!

One day, I was having lunch at the office.

Standing in line at the North Indian counter.

And in front of me is an employee.

The dude steps away from the line to check what the menu of the day is.

Holds his head with both of his hands, in excruciating pain. And goes, "Damn! Aaj phir se dal makhani hai!"

I stood there. STUNNED.

Wondering what has this person done in life, to be complaining about the fact that he is getting to eat dal makhani for 2 consecutive days of his life.

This was not how it was meant to be.

Something had seriously broken.

We have a set of super-smart people who work on some of the most complex problems; however, we also have stuff that usually employees didn't expect.

A fancy office.

Free lunches.

Bean bags.

Come and leave whenever they want.

Bring their pets to work.

Sleep at work.

Take 20% off and do their own thing.

Still, they complain about problems that don't exist.

They have a wrong perception in their mind that, ‘I deserve this!’

“I deserve everything that I get in life. I have worked hard to get to this point. I deserve this.”

Instead, what if the same person would have a perspective

“I DON'T DESERVE THIS.

I don't deserve all of this.

I just got lucky. I was lucky that I was born into a family that took care of me and gave me food, shelter, love, upbringing, and education. Because of this, I sit on opportunities that millions of people will never get to see even for a second of their lives.

So I am going to just work hard every day to get close to hopefully feeling one day that I deserve this. That I earned this.”

One of the most neglected virtues of our daily existence is appreciation. When we focus on what we don't have, we forget to be grateful for what we do have.

Appreciate, love & respect people, and the world will be yours.

Much love and God bless! 😇