CONTENTMENT, Sathish A.

CONTENTMENT, Sathish A.

 Contentment comes not so much from greater wealth as from fewer wants, is a saying which would possibly enable us to understand the meaning of the word, 'contentment' but not fully rather a bit. It generally means, 'desiring no more than what one has, and being satisfied with whatever one has. It also has some different meaning they are; 'ready to accept or acquiesce, willing, satisfaction and at last, be satisfied with things as they are. In other words, it means 'the state of being contented, satisfaction' and so this indicates or refers to a state of DESIRELESSNESS. It can be cultivated by enjoying one's life without comparing it with that of another.

            As we have already seen the different meanings of the word 'contentment' in the first paragraph, so according to that I would like to proceed further. We all know that 'contentment' means satisfaction, it is not only in the area of things that are seen but it also displays our content in the work or job that we do, the responsibility that we take up and the people that we meet or speak to. We find some people who are not happy at all, though they have done something well, whether their work or responsibility or anything that they do, still they are not satisfied.

            And therefore, what we need to learn is, it is very important to feel 'contentment' in anything that we do, and when we do that we ourselves feel four 'ness' they are nothing but 'peacefulness, stillness, calmness and eventually happiness' in our life. So we all may not get what we like or expect of in our lives because our desires, likings and wills. And I also remember a saying 'our wants are unlimited or enormous' that makes me to pause for a while, think and it shoots at me a question, am I satisfied in whatever I do in my life?

            I hope that this may be the question that drives everybody to answer to, for we can't attain whatever we expect in our lives because some of us may get some of the things that they expected but many of us may not receive what we like or expect in our lives. And so, let us all be content and happy with what we have and what we get in life.