Are you thankful for your abilities?
I was out having lunch at the mall a couple of Friday’s ago with some co-workers, when something interesting caught my eye. It was a women sitting in a wheelchair at the bottom of the escalator. She was just sitting there staring at the people on their way up. It must have been at least 3 minutes before she wheeled her way over to the elevators.
I wish I had the nerve to go and talk to her. What was going through her head?
I mentioned something to the others at my table about it, but they were busy venting about work. It got me thinking though about how much we take our abilities for granted. Specifically the ability to just get up and walk whenever we like. I’m amazed at how many people go out of their way not to walk or walk as little as possible. Over the past week or so I’ve noticed tons of examples of this:
- People circle the parking lot looking for a spot closer to my building.
- People sitting and waiting for someone to load groceries into their car just so they could take the closer spot.
- Countless people I work with will wait up to 5 minutes for the elevator before even thinking about using the stairs.
- My neighbour driving to the corner store, which is a 10 minute walk away to pick up some bread.
My point is that so many people out there can’t do what you won’t do. So the next time that you feel depressed about your weight, feel like being “lazy” or are otherwise getting down on yourself, just get up off your butt and go for a walk. You will feel so much better afterwards.
But honestly though the only reason that really matters, is because you can.
What other abilities do you take for granted?
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