Be Happy With What'cha Got

Sometimes, it's hard not to want more in your life. Not everything can be perfect, after all, but many people seem to want something else, something better than what they have (I myself am a victim of this). Maybe it's because we live in a world where everything changes each day, and today's tomorrow is the yesterday of today, but we as humans fail to realize sometimes is that you can't always have your cake and eat it too. One may simply stop to smell the roses, and get lost in the thorns. But if only we were to take our time and pace ourselves, we wouldn't be in such a hurry to get to the next big thing. I know it may seem like trying to hold oneself back from something is slightly contradictory from the advertisements and media pressure of today, but isn't most of that condensed truth-straying material anyway? So, I wonder sometimes if we the people (but not only America) could someday find a way to stop wanting what everyone else has (jealousy and envy) and start to realize what we've got. It's hard to see the beauty of something when one is blinded by the ugliness, so I believe we simply need to "slip on the glasses of reality," and finally see what we've been missing; that which is right in front of our noses.