Maple’s Special – 13
While enjoying the breathtaking scenery in the cruise, overheard somebody said that, the farmers’ life in mountain is so nice, so simple, and so peaceful, how I wish I can just stay here.
I guess most of us must have shared the same feeling as the girl. Feel so peaceful looking at the scenery and wish that we can lead our life in such a carefree place also. As in here, we’re feeling relaxed all the time.
But to the local, how do they feel?
Do they feel the same, feel peaceful and relax while looking at the scenery?
I guess they do feel peaceful living here, but at the same time, they are having stress of life here.
I believe, just like us, they have lots of things to worry about, just that what we’re stressed about is different.
They get stressed when the weather is bad, as they are afraid that the crops production will get affected.
They feel worry about the abrupt power cut, as electricity supply in mountain areas is always unstable.
We’re all the same. We have our own troubles, and they have theirs. So that’s nothing to envy about.
However, I do agree that their life is having less stress compared to us who live in city. Not because they’re living in mountains, not because they’re less knowledgeable compared to us, but just because they are more contented than we do.
In city, our basic “needs” are all fulfilled. So we start to have “wants”.
We want hand phone, we want tv, we want Ipod, we want laptop...etc. All of these are not necessity of life, but rather, luxuries that beautify our life. Due to these desires, we don’t feel satisfied even though we’ve everything needed in hand. That is why we feel stressed, due to the desire.
But to those who stay in the mountain, they’re not advanced. They don’t even know there’s the existence of Ipod or Gucci. To them, all of these luxuries are not crucial, what they concerned the most is meals, the basic need. They asked for proper meals, something that is very easy-handle to us.
Living in mountain area, it is really hard to trade or communicate with external. Thus, they can only survive on by the vegetables they plant and the fish they catch. Though in our eyes, this kind of life is really miserable. But to them, as long as there’re foods, there’re meals, there’re family, they will feel satisfied. This is how contented they are.
But we can never be like that.
We feel envious of them, of their simple life, but if we’re really given a chance to lead our life like that, I guess we all will unable to tolerate it. It’s really too hard for us to endure such life, since our desires are totally different from theirs.
What I want to say is actually simple.
We always think that others’ lives are much better than ours, but we never really put ourselves in their shoes. The one we are envious of might be suffering when we can’t see. Everybody has their own trouble, and everyone has their own happiness. To determine whether you’re happy or you’re troubled, it all depends on your own will.
So why not, instead of complain, accept life and lead it happily?
Just like how the uncle in the mountain did, sing while row the boat.
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