Isn't life soooo simple.??? YES. it is. we make it so complicated. the hardships in our lives are created and destroyed only by our own ignorance. PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID. we have so much. we should be joyful and happy just because we are alive and healthy. instead, we search for imperfections in our lives and dwell on them. Life really is simple. All we need to do is apprecaite it. We need to live knowing that we don't have forever. We need to cherish every stupid little moment and take advantage of EVERYTHING. why don't we? why don't i?maybe it is just human nature. but i am determined to defeat it. it is far too much of a waste to let it control my life.
i would like to know people's opinions on this.
WHY ARE WE CONSTANTLY DIS-SATISFIED? WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND A STATE OF CONTENTMENT?
2007-12-01 09:44:00 · 9 answers · asked by Hey You 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Maybe because some people are hateful. Maybe because some people call people nasty names, like "stupid." Maybe because some people have expectations of others, in that they expect everyone to be just like them.
There are so many possibilities. I am content.
2007-12-01 09:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by Trina™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree, life is really simple. It's we who make it complicated.
One reason we aren't content is because we are also in a constant state of striving and reaching higher and better stages (in our perception). I think this quality is part of the human condition - to keep wanting something more. If everything was on a plateau, it might be a dull existence. But if one has goals and dreams to reach, it keeps people meaningfully occupied and keeps us growing. But that stage of always wanting to get somewhere, is what creates the discontent too.
It helps to be in the Now, and experience contentment, along with knowing, that we are still working towards what we might desire, but we still have a lot to feel lucky and satisfied about.
Just wanted to add an analogy - It's like we are so busy looking so far away, that we might miss the happiness in the now. It's like looking out the window and being lost in our thoughts, not realizing that we can pet the adorable cat that's by our feet and get a smile on our face. We are missing the joy's of the journey and immediate beautiful moments, when we are preoccupied with what we dont have and where we want to go.
2007-12-01 09:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We complicate it by making all form of arbitrary regulations approximately what existence "could desire to" be, which includes: i could desire to be a winner at any value I could seem suited or my significant different won't love me. There could desire to be a perplexing and quickly device for each little thing, or each and every thing will cave in. Staying alert yet not alarmed, being tuned in to human beings over methods, will ultimately make issues run greater easily and sense much less complicated. existence is common. Be good to others and do the ideal which you would be able to. so, KISS it is going to likely be good.
2016-10-10 00:43:55 · answer #3 · answered by estiven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if life is so simple. I really don't know.
But I believe that many times, we tend to set landmarks, and we program ourselves for disappointment. We often say to ourselves, or even to others, "Once I get a new car, I will be happy." Or "once I get a new job, I will be happy." But whenever we meet our objectives, we are invariably disappointed. We set up our hopes extremely high, and when we achieve what it was that we wanted, we are still somewhat empty inside. I think it is because we expect too much from material things, or from other people, or from ourselves sometimes.
2007-12-01 09:55:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have just reached a point in your life where you have realised that you have two decisions to make about your life.
And have also realised that many more people haven't reached that point yet.
What you have realised is that it is up to the idividual to decide whether to be happy or unhappy. Not as a whole. But on every little thing going on in their lives, (which will reflect on their whole life).
It makes sense, whatever happens, decide to be either happy or unhappy about it and you will be that way. String all your decisions together over your life and you will be either happy or unhappy.
It's 'your' decision.
2007-12-01 11:18:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ancient Europeans wrote about Ages of Man.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_Man
There are also many other references to various
types of world ages or Ages of Man in Hopi
(worlds), Mayan (suns) and other cultures of
antiquity. Giorgio de Santillana, the former
professsor of the history of science, mentions
approximately thirty ancient cultures that
believed in the concept of a series of ages and
the rise and fall of history, with alternating
Dark and Golden Ages.
More details of these Ages are available in the
Yuga concept of the Hindus. The present age
is known as Kali Yuga (age of darkness).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satya_Yuga
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/iml/iml11.htm
http://www.crystallotus.com/Lemuria/04bbTheAges.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/AgesOfWorld.html
People in Golden Age lived with highest level of
contentment.
2007-12-01 15:21:34 · answer #6 · answered by d_r_siva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason why we make life so difficult is for survival. If our ancestors were content with mediocrity then there would be no advancement in our lives. We need ambition and non-complacency to drive ourselves, and our offspring forward.
2007-12-01 11:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by lipodemia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people are always trying to be the best at everything.
2007-12-01 09:55:02 · answer #8 · answered by Sheena 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life isn't complicated, people are.
2007-12-01 19:37:56 · answer #9 · answered by carmella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋