What's your "measurement" of Life's Contentment?
@sweetbarbie22 (304)
Philippines
July 5, 2008 12:22am CST
"Life is what you make it". That's a powerful lines that my mother imparted to me as I grow up. And the way I live my life up to now. We are always the "Captain" or the "Pilot" of our life. It's not a matter or a question if we were born rich or poor, instead it's a matter on how we live and manage our life given to us. But whatever your life standing/status, why we still often hear people murmuring that they are not contented in life. How do we really measure our contentment? What would be our depth for us to say "I am complete!", "I am satisfied!", "I am contented!".
4 responses
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
Do you know that a human being has no satisfaction? satisfaction can only be felt for a few days or months...but then you will be craving for something different.
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
5 Jul 08
I very much agree with your mother, sweetbarbie. Life is full of choices, and we should be careful which paths we take, as they can have very different outcomes. I don't think being rich or poor matters at all - it's how we treat others and the amount of joy we derive from just being in the world. I think the world has become very materialistic, and maybe people think they are not content because they want more money and belongings, and are constantly striving for others to admire them. I measure my contentment on whether everything is going well with all the members of my family. If I can tick them all off the list in the morning and believe they are happy - that's contentment for me.
@sweetbarbie22 (304)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
Thanks..Me too, we have a close family ties,so seeing my family really means a lot. They always serves as my inspiration that no matter how cruel or ironic life can be,there's still a reason to live. With them nothing more to ask for...
@saivenkaat802003 (4823)
• India
5 Jul 08
In simple words.. this line works [b][i][u]"I WANT PEACE"
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To have a contentment in our life, we must remove.. the two words I, WANT from the above line.. now only PEACE remains..
Firstly, the " I" is the barrier between peace and worries.. sufferings of man are mainly due to this "I"- ego.
Secondly.. "Want" the desire to have more and more.. it is the effect of above first point. Remember, Cause and Effect goes together.
@DonnaLawson (4032)
• United States
5 Jul 08
I do believe to a certain extent that "Life is what we make it", but as hard as we try circumstances can really ruin that idea.. I haven't been the "Captain" of my life for many years now, God is the "Captain" of my life and I am just along for the ride.. I do try for happiness and contentment but when you think that you have life figured out and how to make the best of it, circumstances can change it very quickly.. So no matter how hard you try, things don't always go the way that you want them to go, but you never quit trying.. So as long as you can be flexible enough to go along with the changes in your life, be satisfied when you can't change some things in your life and never quit trying, you are on the right track..
