Have you ever thought life would be better anywhere other than where you are right now? Maybe some of your thoughts go something like this:
你曾否有过这样的想法——无论如何别处的生活都比此处的更好?或许你是这样想的：
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Life will be better once I'm out of debt.
I can't wait until I'm retired because then I can do what I want when I want.
If only I lived somewhere warm I could exercise all year round and I would be so fit.
If I could just lose 10 pounds I know I would feel better.
还清债务，生活会更好。
我急不可耐的想要退休，那样就可以随时做想做的事情了。
真希望生活在一个温暖的地区，我可以一年四季坚持锻炼，我将会更健康。
如果我可以减掉10磅的体重，我会感觉更好。
Truth is some of your problems may go away once you have met all of your "if only" and "better when's", but it won't make the perfect life that fairy tales are made of. New problems will arise and you'll likely find yourself wishing for this "perfect" life to be different still. We can only imagine that the grass will be greener on the other side because it's only when we live it do we actually see it for what it really is.
Whatever ideal you have in mind about an alternate lifestyle, location, financial situation etc ... rest assured that each one will be met with it's own unique set of problems.
只有当意识中不同的生活方式、居住地、财务状况等等你都体验过后，才会确信每种生活都会遇到所属的问题。
So what can you do about this? Choose to be content with what you already have.
Look around you and be truly grateful for all that you see. Realize that there are people less fortunate than you and right now, rightly or wrongly, they are wishing for your exact lifestyle. Think back to 2 years ago, what were you wishing for then? Where did you want to be? Odds are you were largely wishing to be right where you are now. Life happens so gradually that you tend to lose all perspective of achievements, growth and progress.
It's great to dream big. But those dreams should not cloud the greatness you have in front of you right now. Consider the truth is the grass being the greenest right under your feet.
