So, the other day, we were coming back from the airport in a taxi, and the driver was very chatty. He's been here for 25 years, and came to Canada at the age of 17, a refugee from Ethiopia. He says that Canada is "heaven on earth". He's experienced hell, and so, for him, this country is heaven. He says that when he starts to complain about the little things, like we all do, all he has to do is remember his youth, how his father and sister were killed by the socialists, and he is grateful. He received a second chance at life.
Which is a good lesson for all of us. In the big scheme of things, how big is this "issue", really? Can we see the heaven around us? Can we be gratefulf or all that we have? Or do we focus on what we do not have? When we look around the world, at all of the conflicts, and all of the things that happen to people in places like Japan, Rwanda, Thailand, New Zealand, Somalia... it can remind us that in our country, we are exceedingly blessed.
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