So
many people today are waiting for their own golden ticket—the ticket
that they believe holds the key to the happiness they have always
dreamed about. For some, the golden ticket may be a perfect marriage;
for others, a magazine-cover home or perhaps freedom from stress or
worry.
There
is nothing wrong with righteous yearnings—we hope and seek after things
that are “virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy." The problem comes when we put our happiness on hold as we wait for some future event—our golden ticket—to appear.
The
tragedy of this is that if we focus all our attention on our
disappointments about our missing golden tickets, we will fail to notice the blessings we DO have.
The
lesson here is that if we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses, we
could miss the beauty and wonder of the tiny forget-me-nots that are
all around us.
This
is not to say that we should abandon hope or temper our goals. Never
stop striving for the best that is within you. Never stop hoping for all
of the righteous desires of your heart. But don’t close your eyes and
hearts to the simple and elegant beauties of each day’s ordinary moments
that make up a rich, well-lived life.
The
happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they
are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure
the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who,
thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy.
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