My brother and I were casually chatting and he mentioned a email that he read and he thought it was really meaningful so he shared with me.

Everything that we have now and our desires make up 100%.

80%- things that we have now

20%- our desires

But somehow, we always overlooked/neglect the 80% that we have, and focus entirely on the 20% that we desire, because we don't have it. Then, we tried to use all our means and ways to get that 20%, even to that extend of sacrificing the 80%.

Finally, we got the 20% that we desired so much, and then, the 80% is gone. It is only then we realised the importance of the 80%.

Perhaps thats why everyone loves to use the phrase, 'Treasure everyone/everything that you have now.' Because we only realise the importance of it when we lose it, and then we regret.

No one is 100% perfect. Perhaps he/she is 80% good, and he/she is just that 20% lacking to the perfect 100%.

Look at his/her 80% instead of requesting to fulfil the 20% that he/she lacks.