Count your blessings?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="count">count</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="blessings">blessings</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blessings">blessings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="joking">joking</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blessings">blessings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="count">count</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="blessings">blessings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> – <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="antiques">antiques</span> <span word="collector">collector</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="collections">collections</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span> (<span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="late">late</span> 50<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="assume">assume</span>), <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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