I can’t remember it word for word, but a story by Billy Connolly always resets my perspective on life.
Billy was moaning one day at work when an elderly fellow worker said: “Do you see that cemetary on the way into work? That place is FULL of people who would love to have your problems….”
It’s a good point – No matter how bad life is, you still have it to be able to complain about it.
You’re one up already!
Go out there and live it, don’t loathe it – because there are plenty of ex-people out there who no longer have that opportunity.
December 11th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
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