As 2012 drew to a close, I looked over Facebook to see many of my friends were putting up a few thoughts about the year that was and their hopes for 2013 as well as pictures of fun from celebrations around the world. But I noticed a particular post that read as so ...
As we approach the end of 2012 I beg your indulgence of a few words - sincerely meant for ALL family and friends. It's very easy to get swept along in the day to day challenges, trials and tribulations and forget just how genuinely lucky we are. We are only the third generation in the history of all human kind to have exactly whatever we genuinely need whenever we want it - we have local supermarkets filled with endless, gorgeous, delicious foods from around the world that would have seemed like a miracle only 50 years ago, we have heating/aircon, utilities, cars, flights to anywhere we can think of in the world, healthcare that is truly incredible compared to even 20 years ago, a clean bed every night, entertainment of every possible kind at our fingertips, and increasingly on demand exactly what we desire as soon as we want it. Not only are we the second or third generation ever to have this, of the 7 billion human beings on the planet, we are in the extremely lucky few hundred million who have all this. We do not have to fight for survival, we do not suffer needlessly, we are fed, clothed, pampered and genuinely the luckiest people in the history of the human race. We are truly, TRULY, blessed to live in these times, where we do. Let us all be truly thankful for what we have, be mindful that it is for future generations not just selfishly for our own lucky generation, and genuinely massively appreciate the world of plenty that we are blessed with.
It is indeed easy to forget just how lucky some of us are today. A true fundamental of sustainability and prosperity for all is that the lucky few keep these thoughts in mind all the time, and not just at particular moments.
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