Harmonious Living (Seeing The Bigger Picture)

When two people live together they usually experience the euphoria phase first. This is where they can see no wrong in each other. If one is a bit messy and leaves clothes and other objects all over the place and the other person doesn’t as a rule, that won’t matter while the euphoria of new love is still in the air. However, when the first hot fling of love subsides a bit, and it will, sometimes the little things become bigger things in the mind of the one who is annoyed by it. That’s when it’s time to start seeing the bigger picture.

There is a story about a North American tribe of Indians. A young man sought out the old wise man and asked if he would tell him the most profound and important piece of wisdom he knew. The old wise man agreed. Sitting cross legged in his tepee, the old man thought for a while and then told the younger man, “There are two very wise and important things that you should know. The first is this: never worry over the little things in life.” At this point the old man appeared to fall asleep. The younger man waited patiently for the old man to wake again. When he did the younger man asked him, “What is the second very wise and important thing I should know?” The old man thought for a moment and replied, “Oh yes, it’s just that everything in life is little things.”

This strange, but funny story illustrates that we all sometimes get worked up over little things that we have made large when they really are not big issues. That applies equally well to any relationship. make sure that the things you get annoyed about really are worth getting annoyed about. A pair of socks left on the floor is a little thing, so keep it as a little thing. Put life in perspective and you’ll get a lot more out of life as a result.

You need to start by accepting and recognising that people are different. You may love your chosen partner, but he or she will be different from you. They will do things differently and they will place different values on things to how you do. Accept this and don’t try to change them. No one likes to be changed; we all like to be the person we are, and that’s how it should be too.

Learn how to compromise. In other words, learn to give a little and take a little. There’s a song about that and it’s so true. Don’t walk into a relationship expecting things to go your way most of the time. It won’t! If you enter a relationship prepared to give a little and take a little you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how well things work out. Life is all about give and take – compromise in other words.

Harmonious living is really all about seeing the bigger picture and recognising that we are all different in the ways that we see things. Remember the wise old Indian: never worry about the little things in life – everything is little things.

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