I don't mean to undermine your suffering or hardships, or the ones shared by the world. Far from that.
I am simply sharing a meme pointing out a fundamental shift occurred in my life after starting a daily gratitude practice.
I studied and began practicing "gratitude" when I was living in poverty. Digging in the dirt for $5 an hour. Less than 10 years ago.
The human experience is a "big tent" phenomenon, and as long as rights are upheld, all should be welcome to participate. Even those atheists (myself included) who enjoy meditation.
Edit 1:
1/4 of votes were "down" or "in disapproval of this meme". Next time I will be more explicit in what is meant by "gratitude can solve most of the worlds problems".
The trick is that if everyone had what they needed and such a state was recognized, most problems would solve themselves. This is a statement I will stand by.
Edit 2:
Also of note are the many "upvotes" this meme received. I appreciate those who can see what I am trying to say here. Gratitude and mindfulness are wonderful peacemaking forces.
Not sure about the world's problems, but mindfulness helped me tremendously. I started writing "love" letters to my near and dear and it worked really well. It's like a supercharged gratitude journal.
That's exactly what the guy said your problems most likely are not my children and countryman are currently in a genocide which a 1x7 of gratitude ain't gonna help mate.