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