Attaining Sufficiency: The Height of Abundance?

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We hit new targets when our old targets are met. In fact, at the greatest height of success, this is when we begin to subconsciously set unrealistic goals for ourselves even when we claim that we've hit the heights of satisfaction. Truth is, we always get the real definition of satisfaction very wrongly. Many people see satisfaction as a destination hence when they begin to get to the peak of all the accomplishment they set in life, they keep making new target, giving satisfaction a totally different meaning. In the world currently, we have to understand something.

"There's Just not enough". Why is this? Take a look at people like Jeff Bezos Mark Zuckerberg, they're at the greatest height of success and wealth, but even at this stage, why are they still going for more? Why are they like the 21st century Alexander the Great? They're like this because their standards can never be met by others, they set their standards, meet their goals then proceed to continue outdoing these standards.

Creating Alluring Frenzies

They're at the juncture where they've conquered the world financially. Likewise, they've slowly integrated themselves into the lives of people so much they're their inevitable, nevertheless this isn't enough. There's no line drawn.

They'll keep going... aiming to attain fame, success and more money and the only reason for this is simply because there isn't just enough. Take a look at how Apple comes up with a new iPhone every year, with more features and higher costs and giving people a new reason to upgrade. Does it mean that the last model is outdated? There's a societal relevance people try to fulfill by changing iPhones each year.

These people might really not be content creators. But the feeling Apple instills is that the new iPhone is better than the next, creating a certain instability and the hunger to have more despite owning a lot in the past. It's simply because there's Just not enough.

Seeking for "More"; Contrary To Our default Nature?

Of course with revolution of science and technology, we as humans can never cease to seek for knowledge to better our lives and this is because, new us, new problems, old problems, even newer solution. This aspect is totally understood.

But do we still need to create a sense of "more" to the financial aspects of our daily lives? Samsung for example released a new 108 mega pixel camera, but when their recent flagship phone the Samsung Galaxy S22 ultra hit market, this for over $1600, this camera isn't actually included into this phone. So where is the camera? This is because leaving this camera would mean they'll see a reason to even build a more expensive S23 and S24.

They've created a sense of scarcity. This camera will be advertised as the dealbreaker and due to our instability to have the most groundbreaking tech, people will always part with their money to buy the highest.

I'm a selfless giver, on and off the chain. This is because I've been systematically given in the past, and I must replicate what I've been given so that the cycle can continue. Nevertheless, to some, irrespective of what they have they still don't feel they have enough to give. In fact, they auction what they have for more money rather than allow a little residue of what they have to create a sort of impact to others.

In the world, there will always be multiple reasons for the dichotomy of rich and poor and one of them is the selfless cease in the flow of resources. Sometimes we can never have enough. There's always this sense that I'm not doing enough and one of the reasons is that no matter what you give, it wouldn't be enough.

Why? Personally as individuals, we're always left with the choices of giving this and leaving that. Sometimes making these choices would mean that we don't give enough. But this is because the number we have to cover, coupled with the limitation in resources, will endear you to some and make you enemies to some others.

By default, We're meant to never have enough

our lives for example are limited, sometimes it feels it isn't enough and if money can buy life. The people with the bag will continuously live. However, is it necessary for us to have an insatiable nature?. Inasmuch as we shouldn't, we actually are.

Sometimes I look at my voting weight on hive and how it drains, sometimes I finish my manual curation for the day left with 65% and needing to recharge, but even if I bask in that sense of fulfillment despite being depleted, I still haven't reached everyone and this simply translates to inadequacy. However, there's the good aspect of "not having enough" and the bad aspects too, this is another topic entirely.

The main reason for this blog is that, it's impertinent for us to understand that we can never do enough, we can never get enough, simply because scarcity creates an essence to even bask in the feeling of finally getting something we've always envisaged how our lives would be like immediately we have these things we've sought after.