IS THERE ANY REASON FOR YOU NOT TO BE GRATEFUL?

She saw him and was afraid.

He looks so dirty, his hairs unkempt, clothes torn.

She quickly turns away from the pedestrian lane she treads, in a bid to run away from him.

To her he looks like a mad man.
And he can be violent.
He can also do something nasty.
After all, she is a lady and she needs to protect herself from molestation, the worst from a seemingly mad man.

Don't! He said.
You can pass by me, he spoke in a very clear Yoruba accent.
Fluent and without mincing words.
I need you to help me, I don't mind even a hundred Naira, in fact any amount will do.
He needed some money to eat.

Now taken aback by one of her least expectations from a mad man.
She was reassured.
She passed by him and wondered what could be wrong with him that made him looked like that.

Hello there!
Though, I don't know what went wrong with the man, but it stirred up something in me, I was grateful for my sanity and my good looks.

Now, tell me.
How many common blessings can you be grateful for?

Can you be grateful for your sanity?

Can you be grateful for protection?

Can you be grateful for life?

Can you be grateful for the parents you have?

Can you be grateful for the air that you breathe in?

Can you be grateful that you can see?

Can you thank God that you are healthy?

Can you thank God that you're loved?

Can you thank God that you can walk?
Can you be grateful for your education?
Can you be grateful that you have friends?

Can you be grateful to God that your smart, unique, intelligent and brilliant?

When last did you thank God that you're beautiful?
When last did you thank God for giving you that talent?

When was the last time you gave thanks to God for those things and many similar common blessings that we see everyday.

Remember,
Some cannot breathe in oxygen without an aid.

The oxygen you breathe in freely is bought by many at a very high cost.

Some are visually impaired.
Some are deaf.
Some can't talk.
Some can't stand.
Some can't smell.

Is there any reason for you not to be grateful?

No, there is none.

Will you now be grateful for the common blessings you have every day?