Born with a silver spoon in the mouth!
Well, this phrase has supposedly got to do something with wealth, right? So anybody born into a wealthy family is born with a silver spoon in the mouth? According to which, only 10% of the entire world's population falls under the "silver spoon" category. Maybe? Actually, wrong. Such misconceptions often lead to us unconsciously or consciously giving away this sense of superiority to others. Most(all) of us are born with a silver spoon in the mouth. You just have to figure out what your silver spoon is. Your family? Your home? Your talent? Your happiness or peace of mind? It could be anything. Just that you're either not aware of it or you don't realize how valuable something that you already possess could be.
My family is my silver spoon. My parents who love me more than they love themselves, my younger brother who pampers me and spoils me, my granny who can do anything to make me happy and all that happiness that they fill my life with. I believe, that when you have something that money can never buy, you are possibly the richest, more like the "diamond-studded-platinum-spoon category".
Why should wealth always be measured in terms of one's bank balance? How much can that stagnant cash/money tell about a person? Can it buy you friends? Or people to stand by you in all walks of your life? Can it buy you a smile? No.
I always thought that friends are no big deal. I mean, not that I dint value them, just that I thought everybody has friends. Everybody has someone to talk to, someone whom they have fun with, someone who wants to be with them. If you thought so too, then I'm afraid we might not be right. Do you see that person at school/office who sits alone during breaks or finishes his/her lunch quietly while you are at a table full of friends, laughing and exchanging hi-5's? You might just disregard him/her as a loner, for all you care. Maybe you should ask that person what it feels like to not have someone to talk to.
Friends are not easy to find. Not everybody has "friends". If you have at least one person who is just a call away when in need, that's your silver spoon.
At home, when your Mom keeps calling you to have food while you're watching a stupid sitcom and you get so annoyed and think she's pestering you, think of those people who live so far away from home that they have to battle the time difference and wait till the sun rises back home to even talk to their Mom. Ask them and they'll tell you how they'd give away anything just to have a meal cooked by Mom.
It's not going to fill her stomach if you eat, but she still makes sure you eat and stay healthy even if she hasn't eaten anything all day. That concern you'll constantly getting is your silver spoon.
Why should everything that you're not, be your definition of beauty or wealth? Why does a short person assume that a few more inches would add to their beauty? And who ever said that complexion has anything to do with beauty?
The world corrupts humans with all these stereotypes and creates an illusion that your physical appearance has a lot to do with your beauty. And that if you're a little healthy or dark or short, than maybe you should change all of it 'cause there's something wrong with you. Rubbish!
You are beautiful the way you are. A beautiful blend of perfections and imperfections, that's what makes you what you are: Unique. As long as you're comfortable in your skin, nobody will ever ask you to change. You might try and become someone else on the outside but nothing can change who you really are. Stop seeking for acceptance, your confidence and belief that the combination of the letters b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l is meant for you, whether someone says it or not, is all that matters not the world's opinion. That beauty of your soul is your silver spoon. Don't trade your silver spoon for a steel one.
Everything that you are and everything that you have is precious. You might not be perfect but who said you should be? Dissatisfaction is the cause of frustration and it's solely our creation. Be content with what you have and value it. Stop comparing with others, it's your life and your story. There is no point of comparison.
There is nothing more blissful than having peace of mind. And only a happy mind is at peace.
At the end of this article, I'm sure you're more wealthy than you were before you read this.
Love,
Monisha.
My family is my silver spoon. My parents who love me more than they love themselves, my younger brother who pampers me and spoils me, my granny who can do anything to make me happy and all that happiness that they fill my life with. I believe, that when you have something that money can never buy, you are possibly the richest, more like the "diamond-studded-platinum-spoon category".
Why should wealth always be measured in terms of one's bank balance? How much can that stagnant cash/money tell about a person? Can it buy you friends? Or people to stand by you in all walks of your life? Can it buy you a smile? No.
I always thought that friends are no big deal. I mean, not that I dint value them, just that I thought everybody has friends. Everybody has someone to talk to, someone whom they have fun with, someone who wants to be with them. If you thought so too, then I'm afraid we might not be right. Do you see that person at school/office who sits alone during breaks or finishes his/her lunch quietly while you are at a table full of friends, laughing and exchanging hi-5's? You might just disregard him/her as a loner, for all you care. Maybe you should ask that person what it feels like to not have someone to talk to.
Friends are not easy to find. Not everybody has "friends". If you have at least one person who is just a call away when in need, that's your silver spoon.
At home, when your Mom keeps calling you to have food while you're watching a stupid sitcom and you get so annoyed and think she's pestering you, think of those people who live so far away from home that they have to battle the time difference and wait till the sun rises back home to even talk to their Mom. Ask them and they'll tell you how they'd give away anything just to have a meal cooked by Mom.
It's not going to fill her stomach if you eat, but she still makes sure you eat and stay healthy even if she hasn't eaten anything all day. That concern you'll constantly getting is your silver spoon.
"Every blessing ignored, becomes a curse."
-Paulo Coelho
The world corrupts humans with all these stereotypes and creates an illusion that your physical appearance has a lot to do with your beauty. And that if you're a little healthy or dark or short, than maybe you should change all of it 'cause there's something wrong with you. Rubbish!
You are beautiful the way you are. A beautiful blend of perfections and imperfections, that's what makes you what you are: Unique. As long as you're comfortable in your skin, nobody will ever ask you to change. You might try and become someone else on the outside but nothing can change who you really are. Stop seeking for acceptance, your confidence and belief that the combination of the letters b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l is meant for you, whether someone says it or not, is all that matters not the world's opinion. That beauty of your soul is your silver spoon. Don't trade your silver spoon for a steel one.
Everything that you are and everything that you have is precious. You might not be perfect but who said you should be? Dissatisfaction is the cause of frustration and it's solely our creation. Be content with what you have and value it. Stop comparing with others, it's your life and your story. There is no point of comparison.
There is nothing more blissful than having peace of mind. And only a happy mind is at peace.
At the end of this article, I'm sure you're more wealthy than you were before you read this.
Love,
Monisha.
