Today I was writing Christmas cards and eating Christmas cookies. :) It was nice. Then I went to work at 2, but there was hardly anything to do, so they sent us home at 6. That does not give me a lot of money, but it's nice to come back home several hours early. After all, this is my christmas break..
And today I was thinking about how crazy it is that I'm working in this huge meat factory, where we send out about 70 tons of meat every day, while in other parts of the world people die every day because they're starving. When I work I don't really have to think much (it's easy and mostly rutine), so I usually walk around thinking about everything and nothing. Today I started to think about how life could have been, if I wasn't born in Norway in 1989. What if I was forty years old with a family, and that there was not enough food, so that my children were starving? If I was working where I'm working now then, would I ever steal food? If I was really desperate? The way my life is now I can never imagine that I would ever steal anything. At least not as long as I have other options. And luckily, as I'm living in Norway, I will always have another option. But what if? I honestly don't know. I would love to think that I still wouldn't steal. But I don't think you can know. Not before you're in that situation..
It's sad that people have to live like this, while I have everything I need. Christmas here in Norway is very focused on giving and receiving presents, but I think it's just as important to use this time to be thankful. This year I'm especially thankful about the fact that I never have to worry about having enough food.
So today I just want to encourage you to think about what you are thankful for and why. And I would love to hear about it, so it would be awesome if you wanted post a comment and tell me what you are thankful for. (As always, I don't care whether you comment in English or Norwegian, I (and most of my readers) understand both..! :P)
5 comments:
Gode poeng her:) Jeg er glad jeg har så mange venner og mye familie å være sammen med i jula. Nesten flere enn jeg kan rekke og treffe! Det er luksus.
Jeg er takknemlig for mange ting, og både for de lykkelige og for de triste begivenhetene jeg har opplevd i livet mitt. Fordi vi ikke vet hva begivenheter fører til. Noen ser triste og ubehagelige ut, som fører til gode konsekvenser, og omvendt.
Jeg er spesielt takknemlig for mine fantastiske foreldre og min fantastisk storebror, og for alt jeg fikk av dem: kjærlighet, kristen tro, og alt jeg fikk av dem.
Jeg er takknemlig mot deg som viser til meg vennskap og snillhet. Takk skal du ha.
En fredfull julehøytid og ett velsignet godt nytt år ønskes deg.
Og jeg er glad for å få være mamma til to flotte jenter, der du er en av dem. I tillegg har jeg en fantastisk ektefelle som jeg bare blir mer og mer glad i!
Takker også for julas budskap om frelse og fred!
Ikke tenk så mye, får dårlig samvittighet her :\
God jul hvertfall!
¡Buenas, Elise!
Escribiste que yo podía responderte en cualquier idioma, y por peso te estoy respondiendo en castellano.
Hay muchíssimas razones para ser agradecido en con mi vida.
El pensamiento primero que recibí en mi cabeza fue simplemente 'la vida'.
Ser.
La vida es un regalo muy grande y muy fuerte. Es un privilegio. Dios es bueno.
Hay un dicho sobre esto. Está escrito en mi perfil en Facebook (mira en la izquierida en mi perfil).
(Está en danés, pero dijiste que puedes entender todas las idiomas :P)
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