You may recall that at times we look at others and envy them for their health, wealth or abilities. This sometimes leads us to a negative comparison making us slip into downward spiral of increasing negativity. So what does it mean? It means we are
Flowers are ever happy!
My blogger friend Gurvinder Singh shares a beautiful poem from his blog with us. This poem makes us reflect and realize to be grateful for what ‘we have’ and be at peace with ourselves even if we don’t have all the things that we desire.
Cheers 🙂
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It’s a wonderful poetry Dilip….so nicely composed …simple lines impregnated with deep and beautiful thoughts. The soldiers , yes, they keep vigilant so that we can sleep peacefully ..hats off to their spirit.
Please convey my regards to your friend for composing these lines 🙂
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Thank you kindly for honoring this post! As an ex-soldier it means a lot to me 🙂
Many good wishes coming your way 🙂
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Beautiful poem! We should always be thankful to the creator for all the blessings. It’s so true that if we look around we will realize how happy and blessed we are….as” someone somewhere is not happy as you”. One should learn to be contented with whatever we have in life.
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I am so delighted that you too realize the importance of being thankful to the creator for all His blessings. And my favorite Chinese quote “He who is contented is rich”!
Thank you and cheers 🙂
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Thanks! I have always been thankful to the creator! Whatever I have in life that’s only because of the supreme.
Yes I am rich 🙂
Thanks
Happy Blogging
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Yes Rachna each moment in time is a gift from the Almighty.
Thank you and cheers 🙂
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Salam .It’s a stuning poem that stands for it’s creator’s talent and serene heart . Thank you for sharing such classy writing =)
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Beautiful comments. Many thanks.
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This is a great reminder to us all to count our blessings, because there are so many people out there in a much worse position than us. Thank you for sharing this poem – it is beautiful and has a really important message.
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You are most welcome. Thanks & regards 🙂
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Something we always forget.
Touching and true!
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Oh yes! Thanks.
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It’s always a matter of perspective, isn’t it? If only everyone can keep that in mind, we wouldn’t have all the strife we see around us!
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So true so true! The poem serves as a gentle reminder 🙂
Cheers & thanks.
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i would not like to sound conceited but i would like to share that jealousy/envy is one emotion that has not yet touched me.my mom in law has announced it many a times so now you know if its coming from her than its got to be true .lol i love your posts and do look forward to them. 🙂
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Its so nice to know that you are free from these two common weaknesses. And you need no higher certification than your “MIL” 🙂 It also means you must be a real cool and calm person.
Hey thanks for liking my posts and let me assure you I reciprocate the same feelings for your blog too!
Kind regards.
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🙂
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Most of us could be a lot more thankful that we are. It’s much better to appreciate what we have, than to worry about what we don’t have.
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Beautiful words and so very true. Thanks my friend its kind of you to drop by!
Cheers.
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I would like to share this quote that I’ve found “Never compare your inside with somebody else’s outside” – Michael Palmer.
I believe it to be the source of unhappiness and envy …..
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This quote is beautiful. The message in it is profound – to me it means keep you mind in a state of contentment not allowing it to get disturbed by envy and jealousy.
Thank you so much for your interest.
Best regards & cheers 🙂
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🙂 Best to you Dilip 🙂
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Beautiful poem , loved reading it !
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Glad you liked it! Kind regards.
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This poem you share is a great reminder to keep things in perspective and be happy for what we do have. Thank-you for a wonderful post.
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Glad you found it a nice read. Cheers and best wishes.
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“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people”.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Hello Biswadip you always come with a lovely response. Trust you are doing great as always. Cheers & do be in touch.
Cheers!
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Beautiful poem, so true and so beautifullu woven loved it 🙂
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Beautifully
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Thank you so much Soma .. I am glad you too liked the poem … kind regards to you and be well .. cheers 🙂
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very inspiring. I guess it’s always better to count our blessings instead of complaining of what we don’t have 🙂
I am happier than many 🙂
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IHi Amira when you say ‘I am happier than many’ you send out positive vibrations to the many 🙂
Cheers & be well.
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Yes, we would be much more content if we remembered that so many are not as fortunate as we are.
Nice poem!
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What you say is so true. Thanks for your apprectaion. Kind regards.
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this is so well expressed..Its the bitter truth,we try to compare and lose our happiness .being contented in any situation gives us a insight of what we have and value it rather than crying for what we haven’t..
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Yes Sounya .. we often do lose sight of what we are blessed with … what a pity ..
Regards & best wishes to you.
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Well we humans are always ungrateful.. If something bad happens its because of god.. and when all is fine we usually dont remember him then
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Oh Bikram my friend I always look forward to read your response 🙂
You are right we remember the Supreme Being only wen we are in trouble – yes
Cheers and take care.
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So lovely, lovely to read, lovely to visit. regards Leanne
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Thanks Leanne I appreciate your thoughts. Regards 🙂
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Dear Sir,
I agree completely with you that envy is a negative feeling/emotion, and it is a beautiful poem Mr. Singh wrote to console the depressed.
However, my take on envy is different. I believe that envy/jealousy creates a sense of competition between humans, and motivates a person to chase his goals with zeal. I think envy is the third most important feeling, the first two being desire and fear which has driven our civilization so ahead of all other animals living on Earth.
I think rather than being depressed or ‘blue’, a person should try to convert the negative energy into positive enthusiasm to reach new heights and reap success in his life … 🙂
Take care.
With regards,
Dheeman
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Hi Dheeman,
You are abs right in saying – “a person should try to convert the negative energy into positive enthusiasm to reach new heights and reap success in his life”.
Thanks my friend and be very well! Regards.
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Wow… an excellent insightful poem. That is very true. Thanks for sharing this little secret to contentment..
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Glad you liked it Jenn! “He who is always contented is always rich” – is a beautiful Chinese proverb.
Regards to you.
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Dear Sir,
Heartfelt thanks to you and Mr. Gurvinder Singh for sharing that beautiful poem.
When we feel so blue and the green-eyed monster rears its ugly head as a result of us feeling that we have failed in “Keeping up with the Joneses”, it is time to think of Mr. Singh’s poem and this one too:
An “Italian philosophy” poem: ‘
‘Count your garden by the flowers,
Never by the leaves that fall.
Count your days by golden hours,
Don’t remember clouds at all.
Count your nights by stars, not shadows,
Count your life with smiles, not tears.
And with joy on every birthday,
Count your age by friends, not years. ‘
Thanks and regards,
Geetha
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Thank you Geetha that poem is so beautiful and tells us the real values of life.
Regards.
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Great are your bloggers and great is my friend. A simple way to be happy is narrated in this poem. Look around and find yourself to be far more luckier than many.
Allow me quote an old saying,” I was sorry because I had no shoes to wear; till I saw a man with no feet”
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Suhas “I was sorry because I had no shoes to wear; till I saw a man with no feet” – a great lesson of life.
Thanks my friend.
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comparisons are always odious…with time I have learnt to count my blessings and they are many and so I feel thankful to god and contented myself.
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Yes you are so right! Thanks & regards.
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Each time we look at others who seem to be happier than us..we are distancing ourselves from reality..Shakespeare said..”All that glisters is not gold….many a man his life hath sold…but my outward to behold…..”..happiness is a felt state of the mind, body and soul…i saw Barfi a few days ago…and experienced joy and happiness in its purest and most unadulterated form..friends life is beautiful and each day is a special gift.. smile with gratitude when you see others happy and be assured you’ll be the reason for someone else’s smile….. 🙂
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Hi and welcome Saman,
What you say is so true – “happiness is a felt state of the mind, body and soul…” and I think “Barfi’ is going to be my next movie 🙂
Shakespeare beautiful quote now has special meaning in our lives.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts & many best wishes.
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Gratitude is a wonderful and precious feeling. It’s like opening a window to happiness…
Thank you, Dilip!
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Oh yes we need to remember this always – just opening ourselves and allowing ‘happiness’ to flow in!
Thank you for your lovely thoughts Marina.
Best regards.
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