Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI've been sorting out another blessing I have in China.
#3 Curse of Our Times
The extent to which so very, very many blessings are taken for granted.
-b
Wife aint to happy...... but we're still together! 😉
Dad again in 7 months :'(
lmao...... 🙂
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Originally posted by yo its meThat depends if the couple is your husband and a Chinese girl! 😛
When a couple says to you they're going to have two childern when they're in their late twenties do you think;
a) That's nice they've planned that.
b) Sometimes more come along.
or c) They have no idea how many people thought that and have lost babies/ partners life is so fradgile.
??
b) 🙂🙂
Originally posted by ark13I'm cursed with mosquitos. Answer that one pls??
I agree totally. Some people only talk about their curses, and forget their blessings. I know some people who repetitively bring up curse after curse as if making a list. No gratitude!
I am blessed with a good rich life in the heat and sun and beauty of TH...... but when you bend over for a towel after a shower the last thing you want is a blood thirsty mosquito on your ass - surely?? :'(
Originally posted by mikelomYes indeed! Ya don't want sphincter malaria. I've been there.
I'm cursed with mosquitos. Answer that one pls??
I am blessed with a good rich life in the heat and sun and beauty of TH...... but when you bend over for a towel after a shower the last thing you want is a blood thirsty mosquito on your ass - surely?? :'(
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Originally posted by ark13Curious, to whom should this gratitude be directed?
I agree totally. Some people only talk about their curses, and forget their blessings. I know some people who repetitively bring up curse after curse as if making a list. No gratitude!
I'm also curious for an example of a "curse", and a "blessing".
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThere might be a subtle difference between taking blessings for granted, and recognising that blessings usually are granted. The one is tantamount to counting the teeth of a gift horse, the other reminds me of counting your blessings and naming them one by one.
#3 Curse of Our Times
The extent to which so very, very many blessings are taken for granted.
-b
Originally posted by muppymanMuppy, my thrust was precise... the contrast of basic things that are so different now as compared with, say, 100-125 years ago. We have
There might be a subtle difference between taking blessings for granted, and recognising that blessings usually are granted. The one is tantamount to counting the teeth of a gift horse, the other reminds me of counting your blessings and naming them one by one.
a room(s) with a bath. They had a room with a path. They waited weeks and/or months (depending on the season) for mail by train.
We communicate almost simultaneously in real time on the internet. They labored in the fields, with self sufficiency/reliance, to provide
food for their families. We hop in a car or call for pizza delivery. No value judgement and do welcome the progress we take for granted.
-gb