Why can't you be contented with what you have? ~ Inspiration Overload.

Poverty \ˈpä-vər-tē\ noun, often attributive —— Often synonymous to scarcity and sometimes, dearth.[1] Is the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.^[2] Debility due to malnutrition.[3] lack of fertility.[4]
Contentment \kən-ˈtent-mənt\ noun —— The quality or state of being contented.[1] Sometimes, realistically defined as “enjoyment of whatever he/she have”.^[2]

We are living in a material world where our money, status, possessions etc will determine our value in the society. When we look at the world, there is enough food for all of us to eat. But the thing is that some people hoarding food grains and keep it for themselves for the coming days. Rich people amass property and keep it for themselves. Not allowing others who are in need to cultivate it. That is why some people enjoy wealth, health and possession on the other side some are starving. Some people have many facilities and others has not.

Why desire for an iPad, iPod, Mac, etc., when others don’t have anything to eat?

Why desire for super expensive clothes when others don’t have any clothes to wear?

Why desire for luxurious cars, jets, and airplanes when others walks miles and miles just to reach their destination?

Wishing those things is not too bad. Being contented with life is a tentatively hard thing to achieve. Many people tend to feel discontented because of their lifestyle or because of things they can’t achieve. Many people aim for the highest peak in their lives, they want to be rich, they want to be successful, they want to have many things in life.

Have you ever wonder why those people who are poor or unfortunate are able to feel contented with their lives? It’s because they are happy with what they have and they always try to make the best out of everything they had. Most people are living their lives aimlessly, they takes things for granted, they are clueless about people out there and their misfortunes that are happening to them. Many of us probably ain’t sure of what we want, that is why we cannot be contented with what we have.

We should appreciate things we have now or else we won’t be able to appreciate anything. Being contented is one of the most valuable lesson in life, as we learn on how to make our life filled with infinite happiness. If humans can be of a little simplicity, everyone will be contented about things in life. However, some people in life feels unhappy and discontented with their life, because they have many dissatisfaction about things in their lives.