Do we take to much for granted?

Short answer is yes we do
Lets be honest and admit it....What do you take for granted?

The story told of a man who was asked, what's the first thing you do when you wake up?
He replied, I stick my elbows out in both directions!
Why would you do that he was asked......To make sure I'm not in my coffin!!!
Well that might be taking things to extreme...... but just think of the things you take for granted.

 

I think, as younger people we all took things for granted and, as Crystalhead says, we learned through experience.

So here's some food for thought:- When I was born there were about 2.9 billion people on the planet of which only just over 30% lived in urban areas. Many of us, being service vets, spent our most productive years in uniform, doing stuff we were told to do and, in our spare time, propagating our seed among other activities. Now, 60+ years later there are nearly 8 billion people on the same planet of which nearly 60% are urbanised.

In my opinion we've all taken the planet for granted and our offspring are going to cop the consequences.

There are around 160 babies born every minute - 24/7/365. So to produce that many babies continuously there must be hundreds of couples banging away without a care in the world........I guess they must be evenly distributed or the earth would wobble. (You see! - there could be some truth in the post coital question "did the earth move for you dear?")

Anyway, we're all having/had a great time so, without getting too serious about it I reckon it's about time to put something back. Simple things like - if you have some space, don't buy it - grow it yourself. Eat an oligarch (or did I mean Aardvark? - Either way - one of them is protected).

Just some food for thought!

 

A lot of them over here in the Philippines. Thanks to the church.
Sorry JB with respect.

 

Lucky people!....... Seriously, would be interesting to find out how many people are dying per minute too..
The richer countries become, the more we take the simple things for granted, which for less fortunate members of the human race around parts of the world, "simple things" only come with real hardship and toil.

No offence taken Jim......but most dont need much encouragement hahaha

 

It's interesting that there are three times as many overweight/obese people in the world as there are under-nourished. Says a lot about human nature when we cannot/will not sort that one out.

 

I think in general westerners take a lot for granted.

When you travel a lot to places like the Philippines, you soon change.

 

I often have told my family.
To those in the states that complain about not being fair
or it is hard,
Cost to much
or most any other lazy attitudes.... They can come here
I will pay them 500php for a real day of work.
Then ask-
How many would last till lunch before they call the embassy and requests a return ticket?
So, shut up
Suck it up
Count your blessings
Go to work

 

I take it for granted that every opine of what is taken for granted and who takes what for granted will have an apposing opine, too.