Before you complain…
Today before you think of saying an unkind word
Think of someone who can’t speak
Before you complain about the taste of your food
Think of someone who has nothing to eat
Before you complain of not having enough
Think of someone who’s begging on the street
Before you complain of being ugly
Think of someone who’s actually in the worst of state of life
Before you complain about your husband or wife
Think of someone who’s crying out to God for a companion
Today before you complain about life
Think of someone who went too early to heaven
Before you complain about your children
Think of someone who desired children but they’re barren
Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn’t clean or sweep
Think of the people who are living in the streets
Before whining about the distance you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet
And when you are tired and complain about your job
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another
Remember that not one of us are without sin
And we all answer to one maker….
(Deshinta Arrova Dewi, MaPI November 2006)
