Why We Should Be Grateful?

We should be grateful for the pains

That took the tears in our eyes

But made us stronger.

We should be grateful for the falls

That made us a subject of ridicule

But taught us how to stand when we rise.

We should be grateful for the insults

That made us look humiliated

But showed us the weaknesses of others.

We should be grateful for the disappointments

That shattered our hopes

But opened the door to something even much bigger.

We should be grateful for the bitter pasts

That brought us this far

But prepared us for the best that lies ahead.

We should be grateful for the sufferings

That demoralized our spirits, troubled our souls

But taught us how to endure and be patient.

We should be grateful for the failures

That rendered our efforts useless

But taught us what it takes to really succeed.

We should be grateful for those who left us

Those who thought we couldn’t really go far

But showed us how to find happiness and discover who we are.

We should be grateful for the mistakes made

That altered our destinies

But made us aware of the decisions to take and not to take.

We should be grateful for what we couldn’t have

Thought it looks defeating,

But made us value what we already have.

We should be grateful for the deeds done

That impaired or repaired us,

But now we know what can and can’t be done.

We should be grateful for those who broke our hearts

Thinking they could leave us defenseless and dejected

But made us understand the fullness of what love can truly be.

We should be grateful for the adversity

That left us ill and weak

But provided us with the realization of what reality is.

We should be grateful to God

For the food, for the shelter and the air

For the family, for the experience and the life

That He unconditionally gave us.

Though we are yet to get there,

To the place we all want to belong and be loved;

For the mere fact that we are a work-in-progress,

Savoring the moments with hope to see tomorrow,

We should be grateful.

Tell no one this secret of mine

Else, someone might just cart away my treasure- YOU!

I am grateful God gave me you and you to give my life a meaning.