31/05/2026
SALTMiNE SALTter May 2026
grumble
May, with its deepening green, is already drawing to a close. In this month's SALTter, I'd like to bring up a slightly unfamiliar topic: "grumbling".
As we all know, May is Family Month, making "gratitude" a very common theme around this time. In reality, however, our lives aren't always filled with just gratitude. Sometimes, things don't go the way we hope, and our feelings go unnoticed. These disappointments can pile up, suddenly bursting out as complaints, discomfort, and resentment.
Where does this resentment come from?
I believe it fundamentally stems from "expectations." When our hope that things will go our way, that others will read our minds, or that things will simply go smoothly falls apart, we start to grumble. While this is a completely natural emotion, letting it linger in our hearts for too long can end up eating away at us from the inside.
There is a saying: "Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." Just like salt prevents food from spoiling and enhances its flavor, what can we do to stop resentment from spoiling our inner selves?
I would like to suggest three things:
First, acknowledge your feelings. Validate yourself by saying, "I am feeling disappointed and angry right now," and accept your emotions exactly as they are.
Second, adjust your expectations. We need to practice letting go by realistically accepting that other people and situations won't always align with our own thoughts.
Third, express yourself honestly. Instead of grumbling on the inside, try communicating your needs and feelings outwardly in a polite and clear manner.
Feeling resentful isn't wrong in itself, and in this imperfect world, we can never eliminate it entirely. But for now, how about taking a quiet look at the grumbles inside us, gently brushing them off, and using salt-like wisdom to fully protect our hearts?
Wishing my fellow miners salt-like vitality and ocean-like peace in your daily lives,
CHiEF MiNER Olive