We have seen ordinary working class people who live happy and fulfilled lives while there are celebrities with vast amounts of wealth whose lives are an embodiment of sadness and depression.
Happiness is a state of mind not about having all the wealth or what one desires in the world. It comes from being contented with what one has and not craving the material possessions of others to the extent of forcefully or dubiously acquiring them or wishing that misfortune befalls others.
Self discipline is an important tool in mastering the art of contentment. Our wants will always exceed our needs. Hence you need to inculcate discipline in managing your finances, do not go craving having the latest of fashion, devices et al. even when you're not on a limited budget because if you do you'll never be satisfied with what you have. The reason is this, there will always be a newer version of that material possession you have and it is virtually impossible for you to always be the one who will have it.
If we all have this in mind, there will be no need for the endless rat race to outdo one another is acquiring possessions which sometimes we do not really need. So ask yourself before you binge buy, do I really need this item?.
Seeking happiness by doing anything no matter the consequences to acquire wealth and possessions results in emptiness and sadness. It is indeed like chasing after a mirage.
However being contented should not be mistaken with not striving to improve one's life or have the best in life. What is key is to strike a balance and not to go beyond what is legal and allowed. When you exert yourself to earn more know that you may not always get the immediate results that you desire.
Sometimes that desired result will not simply come. That is just how life is. Sometimes you win some, at other times you lose some. Whether or not the results you desire come, CHOOSE to remain happy and make the best of what providence has blessed you with.
I hope the message in this article resonates with you.
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It's a truth, that happiness is a state of satisfaction, and contentment. We don't have to envy what belongs to someone else.
Accordingly, if there is happiness, success has to follow. Lack of contentment brings about a negative thought, that leads each of us into disappointment.
There should be enough of self-discipline in our own lives. Everyone of us keeps on training ourselves, towards understanding how to accomplish success.
The idea inspires me.