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    ARE WE MISSING GRATITUDE IN AUSTRALIA?

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    Are we missing the attitude of gratitude in Australia?

    First world countries are full of whiners complaining about how slow the wifi is. After checking out the slums in the Philippines, the lifestyle there is at the all time ultimate low.

    Let’s compare the difference, in the slums the people there are literally living in rubbish everywhere, close to poisoned air from all the burning of wood and rubber, poor shelter, poor hygiene and to top it off there’s no clean water or electricity.

    Even the kids, most of them don’t even have shoes, proper clothes, with dirty faces, however it’s intriguing how they still manage to still smile. They’ve adopted an attitude of gratitude. No matter what they get, they still remain happy. They’ve been surrounded in that environment all their lives and don’t know any other way to live, anything new presented to them, they appreciate it.

    Their daily life would be enough to keep them from hunger to live the next day. The average lifespan would be up to 45 years old.

    What came to realisation was that the quality of life in Australia is of a high standard, at the same time it’s easy for us to take for granted. Even though we get the best, too much of it destroys the value it and fades out into white noise.

    Happiness is already inside of each and every one of us, it’s only a matter of attitude and paying the full price of what you desire, whether it’s success, health, spirituality, relationships. A strong desire is what’s needed to do so. You should be happy and grateful every single day.

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