The grass is greener where you water it.

Ever heard of the saying that the grass is greener where you water it? That the grass elsewhere isn't always as green as what they seem. But why is it that people are never content with what they have? Why are people always looking for something more? More patience, more affection, more attention, better career, better lover. We complain about the things we currently have instead of being grateful for having them. We get annoyed with the the people that surround us, always looking for their flaws. We look for what our partners are lacking instead of focusing on what sets them apart from the rest. We fail to appreciate the things that they do for us, taking for granted their existence and looking for that something more in the arms of another person. We hear people say that 'consistency is the key' to achieve happiness in all our personal relationships. But we fail to be consistent with our actions because it's easier to dismiss our loved ones. It's easier to disregard their emotions because we think they would always be there for us. It's easier not to pay attention to them thinking that they would understand us all the time. We fail to realize that people get tired too when taken for granted. We fail to realize that all this time, they've been giving us the love and affection they can't even give themselves. And when one day, when they give up on us, we look for things to blame. We try to find excuses for the things we didn't do when the person was still around. We blame the other person's actions failing to realize that in the first place, he/she became like that because we failed to appreciate the little things they do for us everyday when we still had them. It's easier to find an escape route to make us feel that we don't deserve that person instead of admitting to ourselves that we failed at watering the grass to keep it greener. We don't have the guts to accept the fact that we've lost a diamond while we're busy looking for ordinary stones.