I heard a quote a few weeks ago that I had a hard time believing. It was from an early Mormon pioneer who said that during their trek west despite all their struggles and trials they never complained. I wonder how long after the trek the quote was given...
Recently I was around someone who every time someone made a comment about a car being small or the beds being plastic he would say "well at least you have one." I found it slightly annoying because it made me feel like I was complaining when I previously hadn't felt like I was.
So I guess the question is what is really complaining. Is it the words, the tone of voice, the mentality, or a little bit of all three.
"It's raining a ton."
"We've been working all day."
"I'm exhausted."
All of these could be said with a spirit of complaining or resignation or even satisfaction. And just because you say it in just a commentary type way or even exhausted when you think about it 20 years later will you think it was complaining.
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