Be Content, Not Satisfied

Success is not permanent. The achievement, youWhile in college we had a very old gentleman as
are feeling happy about will not mean a thing toone of our visiting professor. This retired top
you tomorrow. You must have taken somegovernment official had a plush bungalow, and he
journeys when you were young. You must haveowned four cars (still an extravaganza in India). He
felt good when a milestone passed as you lookedhad no reason to work. But he would go from
out of the window, and a moment later you werecollege to college in public transport. We thought
looking forward to next. But were you still excitedhe is greedy and a miser. We were surprised
about the journey you had just taken when youwhen 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 weand 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 theselistener and full of excitement and enthusiasm for
un-reached destinations. We feel happy when wenew things. He was dissatisfaction personified. He
reach, but the joy is short lived. Next day, wegave 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 theymade.
are not as prosperous as their neighbor, advisesThis 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 satisfiedan obsession with wanting more than the honest
with the grades she got in her exams. Theefforts that you are willing to put. Greed will
mother was at loss of words because the gradesmake you restless. You will loose peace of mind.
were not flattering by any means. And if she isIn other words you will not be content. What is
satisfied with them, she will never do anything tothe 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 ityou 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 willfaith towards more fulfillments.
not do anything to change it, as they haveWhen you are dissatisfied, you look forward. You
learned to be satisfied. They will struggle hard towill look for new milestones to achieve. They
make their ends meet, and deny every materialcould be financial, career, relationships or spiritual.
pleasure to themselves and their family. But theyYou come to one milestone, rest, celebrate and
will not do anything to improve their incomesthen again pack your luggage for yet another
because they are satisfied with whatever theyexciting journey. And you feel content as you
have got. They will curse God for not answeringgrow towards your potential and move towards
their prayers, but they won't do anything to raisefulfilling bigger purpose of your life.
themselves spiritually. They will live in darkness ofIt is the 'dissatisfied' people who rule the world.
ignorance but do nothing to gain knowledge. AfterGandhi was not satisfied with autonomy in British
all they are supposed to be satisfied with whatRule, but he wanted complete independence for
they have. Too many people spend a life ofIndia. Mother Teresa was not satisfied helping a
mediocrity and under-achievement because theyfew hundreds or thousands of poor destitute and
carry with them a superficial air of so calledsick, 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 greatestHe searched for supreme knowledge and he still
motivation for achievement. You have not donewas not satisfied when he got it, because he
enough today if you are still happy with what youwanted to spread it around the world. Jesus was
did yesterday. This is why the most successfulnot satisfied getting on the cross just one time
people in this world never say that they have itfor our sins. He rose again and continues living in
made. They do not accept to have arrived. Theyorder to save more of us. God is not satisfied
take a never ending journey towards newwith this universe. It is still expanding as the God
destinations and higher achievements. In returnis still creating. If he is not satisfied how can we
they create abundance that all of us arebe.....?
supposed to create with our action.