Complaining
I can’t count the times my mother begged me to stop complaining. She tells me : “darling, stop complaining” or “Look how lucky you are, you don’t get to complain.” But why ? Why should I stay there, living a life that doesn’t satisfy me ? It’s not because I have more things than others that i have all that I need. Life is only perfect for those who don’t dare to change it. They’ll stay in their nine to five with a meager wage all their life for the only reason they are convince the more they complain, the more life will become unbearable. Unfortunately for them, they see the problem upside down. Complaining, it’s not just being negative ; it’s the will to change things. We don’t change things by remaining silent and enduring. We must complain. Show that what we have isn’t enough. If all I do in my texts is complain, it’s because I want more than what I already have. Sure, I have an education, but it’s far from perfect. Sure, I live in a relatively open minded country, but there is still hatred here and then. So, yes, I complain. Yes, I may seem pessimistic, but above all, I denounce and I am realistic. I will complain again and again until I have nothin left to say, because if everyone shuts their mouth enduring their lives, nothing will ever change and I can’tm live like this. My mother often tells me that complaining makes us unpleasant, but believe me, I’d rather others not like me than not love the life that was given to me. I often heard mates tell themselbves they should try top enjoy more what they have and stop complaining. I always told myself they didn’t know that those two things dont, always come together. One can appreciate life while still seeing all the bad things there is. Even so, those who see what is wrong benefits even more than those who close their eyes, because those who see can change things and be part of a that change. Is there a better way to enjoy life other than contributing at making it better ? So, yes, we musst appreciate life, but this doesn’t mean always seeing the good things because it would imply that everything is perfect when the world we live in is far from it. Here’s why I like to complain ; I can change things. We don’t get what we want by silencing ourselves, it’s by saying what we want that we do.
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“Stopping complaining is stopping caring about what happens to us”
Nelly
