Dear Humans,

“You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit.” That phrase has probably been around for a long time, but I first heard it when I was working in a school. One kid said it to another kid who had his heart set on a grape ice pop but got lime. And I thought, “Wow! That’s some wisdom right there!” 

Because most of what we get in life–like that lime ice pop–is a gift. And gifts are different from rewards or exchanges because gifts have nothing at all to do with what we deserve. Gifts are given freely out of kindness, and that’s how they should be received.

And the great thing about gifts is that the world is full of them. They’re everywhere, if we keep our curious eyes and grateful hands open and our complaining mouths closed.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt