I want to have a lot of money when I grow up. I want to have many cars. I want to travel the whole world. I want to grow up real quick. Am sure a lot of us said this when we were growing up. Now some of us have seen the reality of life and we wish we were kids all our life.
Sometimes I wish I could be taken care of my parents my whole life. Being responsible is a hard task and it takes a strong and willing person to do that. As we grow, we realise that life can never be the same. Life can never be as easy as it was when we were still in primary school or even JHS.
Now the question here is, can we be free of this burden. When does the suffering ever end? We chase and chase until we die and leave it all behind.
The more we gain the more our expenses rise. I can quite remember when I had barely nothing. I was ok with just a little cause it could see me through the whole day.
Now I won’t say I have enough but it’s better than before and now I want more and more. I want it all and this has raise some questions as to when the struggle ends.
You see the world richest man trying and trying to have more money and you think oh If I had a quarter of his money I wouldn’t even work anymore.
But I tell you, if you have his money you probably wouldn’t be okay with such a huge amount. They didn’t sit around doing nothing and just got the money.
They worked hard and their determination for more has given them more and more. You might think it’s a lie but they strive for more because they might not be satisfied with all that they have.
Their expenses keep rising as soon as they keep making more money. Their taste changes to more expensive tastes and all this contributes to the spending which never ends.
Can we blame us, we have been built to love material things. We love them and we are moved by them. Even the thought of living a rich life gives us goose bumps.
All this boils down to being content with what you have. If you are content with what you have then you can be free.
But you can be content and still not be satisfied with where you are. That doesn’t mean you are not content. I believe being content is a state of mind and we can all achieve it by avoiding comparison.