| Success is not permanent. The achievement, you | | | | While in college we had a very old gentleman as |
| are feeling happy about will not mean a thing to | | | | one of our visiting professor. This retired top |
| you tomorrow. You must have taken some | | | | government official had a plush bungalow, and he |
| journeys when you were young. You must have | | | | owned four cars (still an extravaganza in India). He |
| felt good when a milestone passed as you looked | | | | had no reason to work. But he would go from |
| out of the window, and a moment later you were | | | | college to college in public transport. We thought |
| looking forward to next. But were you still excited | | | | he is greedy and a miser. We were surprised |
| about the journey you had just taken when you | | | | when we discovered him giving liberal charity. He |
| reached the destination? | | | | told us that he feels excited to teach youngsters, |
| In fact we are excited for the destinations we | | | | and he prefers to be among people so he uses |
| want to reach but have not reached as yet. | | | | public transport. He was a voracious reader, good |
| Success is the journey you take towards these | | | | listener and full of excitement and enthusiasm for |
| un-reached destinations. We feel happy when we | | | | new things. He was dissatisfaction personified. He |
| reach, but the joy is short lived. Next day, we | | | | gave more, so he received more. And the more |
| need something else to feel excited about. | | | | he received, more he gave. But he never got it |
| A mother when asked by her child that why they | | | | made. |
| are not as prosperous as their neighbor, advises | | | | This does not mean that one must turn greedy |
| that she should be satisfied with what she had. | | | | and run only after material things in life. Greed is |
| The child snapped back that she is very satisfied | | | | an obsession with wanting more than the honest |
| with the grades she got in her exams. The | | | | efforts that you are willing to put. Greed will |
| mother was at loss of words because the grades | | | | make you restless. You will loose peace of mind. |
| were not flattering by any means. And if she is | | | | In other words you will not be content. What is |
| satisfied with them, she will never do anything to | | | | the feeling of content? You will be content if you |
| improve them. | | | | are in peace with your self. When you know that |
| Unfortunately too many people have learned it | | | | you are doing what is required to be done. You |
| too well to be satisfied with what they have. | | | | are content when you are taking the journey in |
| They will hate the job that they are doing, but will | | | | faith towards more fulfillments. |
| not do anything to change it, as they have | | | | When you are dissatisfied, you look forward. You |
| learned to be satisfied. They will struggle hard to | | | | will look for new milestones to achieve. They |
| make their ends meet, and deny every material | | | | could be financial, career, relationships or spiritual. |
| pleasure to themselves and their family. But they | | | | You come to one milestone, rest, celebrate and |
| will not do anything to improve their incomes | | | | then again pack your luggage for yet another |
| because they are satisfied with whatever they | | | | exciting journey. And you feel content as you |
| have got. They will curse God for not answering | | | | grow towards your potential and move towards |
| their prayers, but they won't do anything to raise | | | | fulfilling bigger purpose of your life. |
| themselves spiritually. They will live in darkness of | | | | It is the 'dissatisfied' people who rule the world. |
| ignorance but do nothing to gain knowledge. After | | | | Gandhi was not satisfied with autonomy in British |
| all they are supposed to be satisfied with what | | | | Rule, but he wanted complete independence for |
| they have. Too many people spend a life of | | | | India. Mother Teresa was not satisfied helping a |
| mediocrity and under-achievement because they | | | | few hundreds or thousands of poor destitute and |
| carry with them a superficial air of so called | | | | sick, but she wanted to take care of more and |
| satisfaction. | | | | more. Buddha was not satisfied with being a king. |
| Dissatisfaction is the one of the greatest | | | | He searched for supreme knowledge and he still |
| motivation for achievement. You have not done | | | | was not satisfied when he got it, because he |
| enough today if you are still happy with what you | | | | wanted to spread it around the world. Jesus was |
| did yesterday. This is why the most successful | | | | not satisfied getting on the cross just one time |
| people in this world never say that they have it | | | | for our sins. He rose again and continues living in |
| made. They do not accept to have arrived. They | | | | order to save more of us. God is not satisfied |
| take a never ending journey towards new | | | | with this universe. It is still expanding as the God |
| destinations and higher achievements. In return | | | | is still creating. If he is not satisfied how can we |
| they create abundance that all of us are | | | | be.....? |
| supposed to create with our action. | | | | |