Fact:
all our plants, bushes and trees, all of them don’t look as good
as they did last year.
Question:
why above fact makes me unhappy?
Answer
(an attempt): it’s in my character to always strive to better, to
achieve more of the good if not better.
Corollary
(another attempt) : I predominantly compare the time being with my
wishes, not with the past.
The
attitude is unfortunate, it is not a road to happiness. Definitely
not. Take a look on the photos, try to imagine how much wisdom and
effort I’ve invested into plants around our driveway seven years
ago and recognize the beauty of nowadays posture. So, why I’m
unhappy just because this year, for the weather conditions outside
human control, my plants don’t look as good as they did last year?