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Perspective 2

When I was a young, my parents would often be at work until very late every night (restaurant business), which left me and my sister in the care of either my paternal grandparents, my father's uncle and aunt, or my mother's parents if they came over from Hong Kong. 

One thing I remember clearly from my maternal grandfather was that every night that he kindly cooked for me and my sister, he would make sure we ate every grain of rice from the bowl before we could finish, leaving nothing to waste. If we didn't, he would tell us about one of two stories. Either reminding us of children in the poorest parts of the world that have nothing to eat every day, or a story about his own childhood which consisted of working hard at a young age for money and food and living through tough war times. 

Now I'm not condoning this kind of guilt-tripping, but in a way, it worked! It lead me to realise from a young age, just how lucky I was to be born into the circumstances I was. Now that's not to say that I don't still complain about life when given the opportunity! I believe everyone has their own personal battles in life no matter how wealthy they are, how safe they are, how clever they are, and so on. But... sometimes having perspective on certain situations can be helpful. 

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