IN EVERY SITUATION, GIVE THANKS

No matter what you are going through,

No matter what mud life has dragged you through,

Smile rather than frown,

And thank rather than curse….

Because it could have been worse.

Are you sad because you just lost a loved one?

It hurts so much that you will never see them again.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you never having any loved one in your life.

Are you so sad because you have just been expelled from school?

It hurts so much when you think of the vanished dreams.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you never having the opportunity to experience what a school is.

Are you so sad because you have been diagnosed of a terminal disease?

It hurts so much, the thoughts of you leaving the world so soon.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you dying so suddenly without prior knowledge and preparation.

Are you so sad because you were involved in an accident,

It hurts so much to realize you have lost a part of your body.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you losing your life in the accident.

Are you so sad because you just failed?

It hurts so much to realize you have wasted resources and time.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you never having the resources and opportunity to try.

Are you so sad because you have no clothes to wear?

It hurts so much that your wardrobe has been rendered ‘unfit’ by the latest fashion trends.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of a mentally ill person who has no idea of what a cloth is?

Are you so sad because you have no food to eat?

It hurts so much that there is no hope of food coming.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you being forced by hunger or insanity to eat from dustbins

Or worse still, dying from starvation.

Are you so sad because your relationship is sour?

It hurts so much, the pains of distrust, lack of care and being cheated on.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you being single and desperately searching without finding.

Are you so sad because you are still single?

It hurts so much, the pains of loneliness.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of the pains of having your heart broken several times.

Are you so sad because you marriage is still childless?

It hurts so much, the pains of barrenness.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of the pains of never being opportuned to get married.

Are you so sad because you have an undesirable height/shape?

It hurts so much that you cannot wear the clothes you want, or do the things you’ll like to.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you being hopelessly disabled.

Are you so sad because you have no one to talk to,

It hurts so much because no one seems to be there for you.

The pains of loneliness, dejection and frustration tear your soul apart.

But have you ever thought?

Thought of you not even having this poem to comfort you...

 

“IN EVERY SITUATION, GIVE THANKS”