Always think positive if you want positive results
I was always somebody who felt quite sorry for myself, what I
had not got compared to my friends, how much of a struggle my
life seemed to be compared to others. I was caught up in a web
of negativity and needed someone or something to help me to
escape.
During an afternoon at work one day, aged around twenty one, a
colleague I was working with started to talk to me. What he said
was quite upsetting and disturbing, however would have a
profound effect on my future. He said to me: "Your quite a
depressive person, aren't you?" "Am I?" I said this is quite a
shocked voice as I believed I was no different to anybody else.
He continued: "Yes you are. You very rarely smile, you are
negative about most issues and you always seem to be carrying
the world on your shoulders". This man was aged around fifty
three and continued: "I used to be like and then I was given
some advice, of which I am now going to relay to you. When you
feel down, depressed or sorry for yourself, read the newspapers
or watch the news on the television. You may then realise that
you are in fact one of the lucky ones."
I listened and thought about what he had said. I had never been
a big reader or watcher of the news, but decided to start. The
advice was totally correct, the news from around the world and
even my own country was quite shocking. I realised that the
worries I had were actually quite trivial and that I needed to
cherish everyday and start to look on the bright side of life.
Stephen Hill