Instead of being happy about the things we have? why it is so hard to accept that we can't have all?
2006-08-04 05:48:37 · 4 answers · asked by Kakadoo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Because it is the wanting not the getting that makes people happy. Have you ever noticed how when you want something for a long time and finally get it...it usually does not live up to your expectations or you find it does not bring the joy to you that you expected it to? Wanting things seems to be a symptom of a person that is unhappy or leading an unfulfilling life. If a person is happy and contented with what they have then they are truly happy. The path to a fulfilling life usually means we have goals or things we want to attain and have a possibility of getting...goals that we work towards and attain. People who are unhappy usually have the mindset that they cannot attain their goals or they equate the possession of things with happiness. I think it is a consequence of childhood. Children always want what they cannot have, I think some people never learned or never progressed past that stage of life.
2006-08-04 05:56:26 · answer #1 · answered by erik c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THANK YOU!!! I have said this so many times! I am a 33 year old single mom who has been through two divorces, lost my home (literally - it caved in on us while we were in it!) in Hurricane Frances and Jeanne in 2004, lost my home again in 2005 and had to live on the streets, and I am JUST NOW starting to get back on my feet BUT the ONE thing that has kept me going is that I know my daughter needs me and there is NOTHING that will stop me from doing everything in my power to provide the love, compassion and teaching that she needs to grow up into a healthy, intelligent young woman who will be able to care for herself and others without letting money and material things be her god. My life has been nothing but a struggle but I still keep going because of those things that are important to me: my daughter, love, knowledge, strength and will.
2006-08-04 06:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jylsamynne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's marketing to create demand that makes everyone so dissatisfied. If you own a TV (I don't) you see images constantly suggesting that what you already own is not good enough and that you must obtain this new, improved, sexy, beautiful, luscious toilet cleaner (or fill in the blank).
Just throw out the TV, and I guarantee you will become taller, thinner, more beautiful and happier.
I did!
2006-08-04 06:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply not contented in life and not appreciating what we have.
2006-08-04 06:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by DiDi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋