"I used to complain that I had no shoes until I met a man that had no feet."
2006-08-15 14:06:53 · 57 answers · asked by HIM 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
That I am still blessed even though I don't possess lots of material thing 'cause I still have my health.
2006-08-15 14:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by Dawn Treader 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My complaining about having no shoes seemed real petty considering a man who could complain about having no feet! HE COULDN'T EVEN WALK! I try to pray a gratitude prayer each day by remembering that there are millions every day starving and dying in wars and famine all over the world. Pray for them, instead of for a new car or whatever.
2006-08-15 14:16:00 · answer #2 · answered by dvjduchess@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person that said that realized how trivial it was to want shoes...when there was someone that was much worse off than they were. They didn't even have feet to put those shoes on!
It's a great saying.
I think we tend to take ourselves and our problems too seriously in comparison to what others have to go through.
2006-08-15 14:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by angel_s_garden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means because there is usually/always someone who have less than you, or worse problems than yours
Therefore, you should be grateful for the things that you've got and not complain about what you don't have, be it possessions, family, friends, money or a good job,
2006-08-15 14:30:10 · answer #4 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply put there is always someone so much more worst off than you , that if they were standing there you wouldn't have the nerve to complain. The site of them makes you feel you have no problem at all.
2006-08-15 14:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that if you walk around long enough without shoes, you'll eventually loose your feet. This can be a happy moment, because when you have no feet, you won't miss the shoes anymore.
2006-08-15 14:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by Caveman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you think you are at the bottom and would have to dig a hole to go lower ...just look around and you can always find someone in worse condition. Be thankful and cherish each moment of life no matter what you are experiencing.
2006-08-15 14:15:00 · answer #7 · answered by Michael_Pro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of us complain about the little things in life without giving thought to what it would be like to miss the big things in life.
2006-08-15 14:10:13 · answer #8 · answered by wellbeing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That I use to complain about my own petty problems until I met a person with worse problems then mine.
2006-08-15 14:11:21 · answer #9 · answered by miyu_tenshi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take it to mean not to complain about your problems because there is someone out there much worse off.
2006-08-15 14:10:07 · answer #10 · answered by Jane D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It definitely means be thankful that you only have a temporary problem....... the lack of life's necessity. But a man with no feet has a permanent p;roblem which can never be solved.
2006-08-15 14:12:48 · answer #11 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋