The grass is always greener on the
other side of the fence
This
statement is supposed to be based on an imaginary story. Let us imagine that an
area of land covered in green grass was divided into
two
parts with a fence between them and some cattle were grazing on either side.
But the cattle on neither side were happy. They
thought that the grass on their side was not green enough and the grass
on the other side was greener. So they always felt like going to the other
side. This story of the cattle gives us an idea of human psychology. We see
that most people are unhappy with their fortune. They always believe that other
people are always in a better condition
than they are, although those other people may not be in a good condition at
all. Even a happy man considers other people happier and to see other people's
happiness he heaves a sigh of sorrow. Human beings, thus, have a natural
tendency to feel unhappy or discontent with their own fortune and they always
feel jealous of other people's happiness. In our society very few people are
satisfied with their own job or profession. They always regret their profession
and say that some other professions are better than theirs. A university
teacher often thinks that a doctor or an engineer is better off than him and,
therefore, happier. On the other hand, a doctor or engineer often thinks that
there is no real happiness in their life and the life of a university professor
is more comfortable than theirs. As a matter of fact, no one is perfectly
happy. This attitude of human beings is not at all desirable. Instead of feeling
jealous of other people's happiness, everyone should be happy with what they
are or what they have.
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