Why don't they try to be more appreciative than always complaining?
2006-07-21 15:31:40 · 22 answers · asked by Edith A 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Human nature is never to be satisfied
2006-07-21 15:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A common human flaw is the inability to see things from other angles. That being the case, things that are good aren't necessarily unappreciated, rather, in the minds of many people they are overshadowed by the bad things that take place. For example, I was moving out of my parents house for the first time a few weeks ago, and it was amazing! I mean, it's a big step being able to move out. On top of that, I BOUGHT the house. Now, at 19 years of age, that is an accomplishment. I should have had nothing to complain about.
But once it came to moving and unpacking, it became tedious and tiring and easy to lose site of the bigger picture. Yes, something good was happening, but it was still super-easy to complain about the process even though there was really no reason to.
It's the same thing in relationships sometimes. The people are happy together, that's not the problem. The problem is the little things that cause them to lose sight of the fact that they love each other. It's not that they don't appreciate it, it's just that it's hard to keep focus.
2006-07-21 22:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by killerb144 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My analysis says:
a) People rember bad things longer and forget good things easily
b) People compare their good things with others and always want their good things to be more than others. At the same time, they don't compare their pain/bad things with larger pain/trouble existing in this world. So in short, their world of good is inclusive and comparitive while word of bad is exclusive and absolute.
c) Taking things for granted is another reason why lot of people actually don't appreciate that they have to work hard to accomplish good things. And hence they really don't have appreciation of good things.
d) State of being content is also sometime seen as lacking any goals in future and hence we as human being we always work toward accomplish what we don't have and that would mean that we all the time are in state of discontent which after a while becomes our second nature of not being happy and not spending time on appreciating what we already have.
2006-07-21 22:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by RKM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is that really the root of the question you ask, or is there someone in need standing at your door asking you for help?
I live in a glass house myself, so I have no business to be throwing rocks at anybody...
have you ever complained about what you don't have?
maybe if you reversed places with these people, then you might
understand their complaints?
what if you lived the life of a person who is on 'welfare', gets food stamps, section 8 housing, medicaid and medicare, and yet even living the barest of minimum still cannot make ends meet? Then what if on top of that, you had health issues that land you in and out of the hospital for months at a time? What if your spouse isn't allowed to work and take care of himself because of being married to you? What if your spouse has been sick too and having chest pains but because of no income, has to tough it out? Then on top of that, your spouse also has to take care of your dad who has terminal lung cancer?
what if the person is simply looking for someone to act like they actually care if someone lives or dies?
most have the idea that disabled people don't want to do better, that they profit off of welfare...sure sounds like it from the story above doesn't it?
things that make you go hmmmm....
2006-07-21 23:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by herenthere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we have all grown up in a society of want more more more. We are taught at a very young age through commercials and television that there is always something bigger and better out there. We see people living in houses and driving cars that the average american has no chance of ever owning.
2006-07-21 22:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by terri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people are happy when the receive new "things".
Really "stuff" shouldn't become the top priority, but unfortunately it is with most people. It is the western culture.
Why people complain, because they might feel it's easier to blame or complain to someone else just so that someone else has to suffer and feel the pathetic,useless stress that complainer feels.
But it all comes down to one thing: WESTERN CULTURE!!!!
(sick I know.)
2006-07-21 22:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by Japan_is_home 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will count their blessings when they see a paraplegic child in a wheel chair, walk through the halls of a nursing home, visit with a handicapped child, visit African people starving in the desert. We all seem to forget all that when we are having a pity party.
2006-07-21 22:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by tommie681 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its greed, God has blessed every single person in their own way
he gave them food, water, a place to live, a good life, but they still want more and forget about how they have been blessed and all they can remember is the misery they go thru, and thus be unthankful for everything. they question God wether he is after them or not...
its weak faith...
2006-07-21 22:35:50 · answer #8 · answered by Renee M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human nature.
2006-07-21 22:34:45 · answer #9 · answered by texgirl724 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I guess it's just human nature, people are greedy. I thank God every day for Everything I have. I know that he provided me with it and he can take it away any time he pleases.
2006-07-21 23:55:59 · answer #10 · answered by chulita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Selfishness is the greatest sin of all. Americans are very selfish. Travel to Asia and see the difference.
2006-07-21 23:01:55 · answer #11 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋