It is easy to confuse what you want for what you need. There are many things we can live without. It does not mean we should deprive ourselves of them.
Desire becomes a problem when it consumes you. If it turns to lust, then it must be abandoned. Otherwise, the thing will convince you of its necessity.
Simply wishing for better provides a goal. With hard work and perseverance it can be achieved. Be careful of your wishes, for they just might come true.
Merely subsisting would be a life of misery. Things can be enjoyed when not at another's expense. That which is earned is much better than what is given.
Those who take, will take everything for granted. What they have will be readily expended. And in the end, the nothing produced will be what is retained.
Be mindful of what you have, knowing it could be easily lost. These are resources to enrich your existence. Their use is a gauge for the life you have lived.
Wishing for better does give us a goal, we should invest in the spirit the material world can be left to the moths and rust. We already have all we need within us, it's just a matter of freeing the heart.
ReplyDeleteIt always best to invest in the spiritual, Chris. The things of this world do not last. Better to focus your energies on what does.
DeleteI got a freak $1000 last year. I blew the whole thing on my career. I could have used it for food and survival things. Some people might say I was foolish. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you invested the money. There are risks with every investment. Still, the payoff could be worth it.
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