Why do we always want to have something we don't have?
@tigerlily1972 (502)
Germany
March 6, 2010 6:04pm CST
Discontentment! It makes me smile everytime i ask myself : why do we always want to have Something we don't have? A beautiful mother one day while waiting for our kids to come out from school, looked lovingly at my daughter, and said - Oh, how i wish i have a kid with brown eyes. All her 3 kids have blue eyes. I smiled and answered, blue eyes are beautiful. Impt thing is : they function. And she smiled back & said - yeah thats right.
Facelifts, Liposuctions, illicit affairs are some of the examples. What & where else do you see it? Write here down ... its everywhere and part of society. look around ...
8 responses
@longsdogin (454)
• China
7 Mar 10
Hi,tigerlily.I think u r right discontentment is the reason why we want to have something we don't have.Here I have my own opinion,discontentment has to sides,the dark side is it reveals one's greedy desire
but the bright side is it is the impulse of progress
.Have a nice day and happy my lotting.
but the bright side is it is the impulse of progress.Have a nice day and happy my lotting.1 person likes this
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
7 Mar 10
It's completely true. It seems to be written in our genetics to envy others and what they posess. It happens to me too, to envy for example other's facial features, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to pass through surgery to become like that, as we all are on one way or other so all of our features can keep a balance, and changing them breaks the balance.
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@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
7 Mar 10
I think you more of admire others' nice facial features than envy them. We are never contented of what we have or else nothing will be interesting. huh?
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
7 Mar 10
I agree with you tigetlily... It is everywhere.. Even at hotels, a friend of mine always looks at what others are eating and she always thinks that others are eating a better dish than her... I have tried a lot to explain her about it, but to no avail... It is human nature.. We always strive for something. When there is nothing of quality to strive, we start striving for what we don't have... I think, one should set a goal and work towards it, that will reduce this discontement to some extent... What do you think?
Happy myLotting...
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@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
7 Mar 10
it sometimes makes life funny. And at the same time a source of energy to strive for the Better! Enjoy myLotting ...
@jugsjugs (12967)
•
7 Mar 10
I think that there will always be things that we would like but can not have.Things like other people have got like a slim body or soft skin then there are the things that are material things that we would like that others have like a large house a nice car and even a good job.The one thing i ould like is nice skin and no psoriasis,that would be great as this would make my life better.
@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
12 Mar 10
pretty clever answer!
my niece has psoriasis as well. I just sent her speical lotions and hand cremes with urea content, detergent soap, laundry conditioner, laundry disinffectant - made xtra for sensitive skin. I hope it will all help her.
@melloncollie (661)
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
I still can't decide if envy comes first then discontentment. Or it's the other way around. These two are very negative words. I think because of the fast changing or ever changing world it's hard not to be discontented. Something new always comes up and though some people might want it, still the rest wants another.
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@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
7 Mar 10
oh je...that is like the question of which comes first - the chicken or the egg? :-)
No idea here. :-) thanx 4 sharing.
@warvial (1146)
• Singapore
7 Mar 10
Because we never felt satisfy with what we have? Which is also why people want to buck up to achieve their aim to keep themselves energetic... That's my own opinion. Else, it will be like living aimlessly without a motive.
For me, plastic surgery? No thanks, it's too costly. My aim, to find a job! That's something that I want to have and can't have at the moment!
@dilipmiester (932)
• India
7 Mar 10
i just think that its the human nature . we will just long for a thing only when we dont have it . then only we come to know how precious is it . we may be having certain things and we dont care about that or think big about it that we are having it . we always have an eye on things that we dont have . i always like to be brighter just because i am dark . . its simply human nature thats all
