We all had our lives planned out. “ I will have my first degree at 21. I'll be at the apex of my career at 25; having two more degrees and right after then, my ideal partner will say ‘I do'. My first child will be a girl and I will be 26 years old by then. I will travel around the world and more”
Yea, we all had this life schedule in our thoughts and minds.
And BOOM!
Life happens. One delay or the other comes in the way of our planned life.
You know what?
That every moment of challenges, everything seems right and good for your friends and peers— They start getting admission into the choice career at the every time you planned it, some got married with their first child and expecting a second one. Yet, you are still struggling to surpass your current level.
It is unfair right?
The future you saw of yourself became a mirage that seems not to be real forever. You get stuck with the questions of WHY ME.
“My peer have this houses and those cars but I'm living in struggle”
“Jude is married with children but I'm still single with no life partner in site”
You are totally right with those achievements you saw of them but wait a minute and also look at the beggars on the street, they have no one and nowhere to stay but you do. Look at those with life support systems in the hospital yet you are healthy each passing day. Look at the innocent people in prison who have no one to plead on their behalf but you have all the freedom. Look at those people dead who wish to see each day just like you, not minding the torment and struggle it would bring.
You have to be thankful for those little things in your life, those little success and achievement. It may not be what you planned or wanted but in all be thankful because many people out there wish for the life you condemn. Before you look up to another person's plate, make sure to look down and see people wishing for yours. Don't live in comparison but with contentment.