Good for you!

I was reading an e-booklet and liked a few points that I see.

"Every thought in your mind is a prayer about you, no matter who the subject seems to be."

"Give up all the thoughts of offense, revenge, of being injured, of self-justification, of needing to defend yourself against others' expectations, of the unfairness of life, of others getting some unearned advantage."

"Joy breeds joy and sorrow breeds sorrow. When you hear of someone's good fortune, think :"Good for them! God is blessing and prospering them, and I bless them also!" "

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I am always happy for people when they meet a good fortune, windfall or something happy & exciting is going their way. I always tell them that I am happy for them or "Good for you!" I would say.

However, I realised that this kind of thinking is not as common as I had thought it was.

Little do I realise that not everyone could genuinely be happy for others.

Why is that so? I wonder. Does other people's blessings make them feel "less blessed"?
Or perhaps they wished they had more?
I don't know.
I think they are probably just sour or not generous.

For me, I celebrate others' good fortune just like I celebrate mine.
Although occasionally I do get dismayed that they are people who are cynical, I choose to think the better of them and hope that they will soon find in their hearts to be happy for others too.

Well, likes attract the likes, hence I shall just surround myself with like-minded people don't you think?