Ungratefullnes

It makes me sick to think about how this nation as a whole has become greedy and non thankful. What ever happened to being grateful for what you have and not dwell on the things you don’t have.
You have Children, screaming at their mothers that they want that toy, now. Just to go home and listen to them complain about the fact that they have to eat the same thing again. Or that they don’t have what this or that kid has. Woman complaining that this week they can't afford to buy those new shoes, or designer cloths, that they had to work and get dirty. Or that they can't go out and party with their friends. Men complaining, well just about everything to be honest! Then you've got people who are suing everyone and everything just because they can. Like the people that sue McDonald's, for making them fat, or suing the doctor because you came to the clinic to late to receive your 10Th abortion. Forget the fact that she is a very fertile woman that can make other woman happy. Like ones who can not conceive on their own. Instead it will ruin her if she has to be pregnant, so she wanted them to pay for her mistake.
I understand that in our hectic, fast-paced lives, it's easy to forget about the many things for which we have to be grateful. We tend to be goal seeking, achievement- oriented-people, and there's nothing wrong with that. But it's important that we not lose sight of the things that are near and dear. Things we all take for granted. Like friends, health, family, life, and second chances.
I've been told my whole life that if you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, then you'll find that you'll have more to appreciate.

Don't take me the wrong way I know that there are people out there who are grateful and try to help others in times of need or just to help. And that there are people who stop to smell the trees and appreciate the fact those trees are there to help us survive. Instead of seeing them as a new gateway for entertainment like a new shopping mall, and that the can use those trees for the money to spend in that shopping mall.
I guess in a way what I am trying to say is that we are wealthier then previous generations, we end up consuming more and experiencing more then ever before, but we still are so unhappy and ungrateful at the end of the day. But searching for a fulfilling life will be a journey of trial and error. So lets look at this as a mirror of our faults and try to make a better path to tomorrow.