Be Thankful to life 上饶县七中 王韡 Let me ask you a few questions first. Have you ever complained about the raining day just because you forgot to bring your umbrella? Have you ever complained about the unfair treatment in your life? Have you ever complained about your trivial job? Have you complained about the mean friend who betrayed you? Yes, we have so many complaints in our life. However, do you feel better after complaining, or is it even worse? Let me tell you a story. Once America president Roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. Hearing this, one of Roosevelt’s friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his heart so much. President Roosevelt wrote back immediately, saying:” Dear friend, thank you for your letter to comfort me, I am all right now. I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief.” It is certainly unlucky for anyone to be stolen from. However, President Roosevelt had three reasons to be thankful. This story tells us we should learn to be thankful instead of complain to our life. Being thankful is an important philosophy of life. It is impossible for anyone to be lucky all the time so long as he lives in the world. We should learn how to face failure bravely and to try to deal with it. If so, should we complain about our life and become frustrated ever since then or should we be thankful for our life? William Thackeray, a famous British writer, said, “Life is a mirror. When you smile in front of it, it will also smile and so will it when you cry to it.” If you are thankful to life, it will bring you sunshine. If you always complain about everything, you may own nothing in the end.
I think we should be thankful to life whenever we are unlucky. Only by doing this can we find our weakness and shortcomings when we fail. We can also get relief when we are unlucky. This can help us find our courage to overcome the difficulties we may face, and move on. We should treat our misfortune in the other way just as President Roosevelt did. We should be thankful all the time and keep having a healthy attitude to our life.
So, are you ready to be thankful? Let’s be thankful to the nature, for the fresh air you breathe, the clean water you drink, the beautiful plants around you. Be thankful to your parents, for they gave birth to you and love you unconditionally. Be thankful to your teachers, for they guided you with great patience. Be thankful to your friends, for they always lift you up when you were down. So, why not be thankful for what you've got, what you see and who you are. Just believe being thankful can bring us a better and more beautiful life.
Thank you.
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