Enough is never Enough

The key is to be happy in the now. It is ok to strive for more but know that true happiness comes from a sense of satisfaction with one's self. For me, I find happiness in creating beautiful art. ...and it doesn't cost me much. I experience joy in my time while composing my new works. Knowing who you are and then following your path will bring you pure joy.

It is part of life to ask for more. I do refer to live a simple life, basic needs are fine such as shelter to live in, food, car, clothes, etc.

Human by nature is never contented for when he attains something he craves for more. I think in order for us to at least control our innate greed for more we should learn how to appreciate, enjoy and be grateful for the blessings we have at hand.

Hello lit! It's innate for human beings to be greedy and ambitious. I remembered years ago when I thought all I ever needed was a computer to make me happy. My brother bought me an hp pavillion desktop then, but after awhile i wanted more. I bought a toshiba laptop after that and i thought I would be contented. But I wasn't. The moment asus eepc came out the very first time, i grabbed it. After a year, i gave that to my nephew. Then i got a more expensive sony vaio which made me satisfied for two years until i decided to get a macbook pro. I wonder what's next. There is a never ending to what people wants. We don't get really satisfied because of our greed. We don't get satisfied by material things. The only satisfaction that I have is having my own family. My son, my husband. I'm not even satisfied with my relationship with God and I am trying to work that out.

Happiness is the object and the design of our existence, and those things you mention can ofcourse make us happy, who would not want those things?...inspite of those achievements and after we feel happy because we have that in life what now? There is still lacking ... We are still craving for happiness, because happiness that we get because of those material or worldly things that we have, will not endure and and cannot satisfy us... This i discover for myself, if you do service to others with a willing heart and a willing mind expecting nothing in return you will feel happy, happiness that money cannot buy, and you will want to feel it in your bossom over and over again ... Try it...

From personal experience enough never is enough. Up until a year ago my husband was working a job making great money. We were able to buy most things we wanted, were looking into building a new house, able to go on a couple of vacations a year, and had good enough credit that we could go out and finance a new car. We eventually wanted more so I went out and got a full time job too. Around a year ago my husband got laid off and I was moved to part time. We are now having trouble paying for even small things we used to take for granted. I think that once things get better we will have a better idea of how to say when enough is enough.

I can speak from experience on this one. Personally myself I was always wanting more. I worked for years working two jobs, or working fulltime and going to college. After doing this for so many years and finally making it to a good point in my career where I was making decent money I fell into the trap of wanting more. I went out and bought a big truck. Nice super crew Ford F-150 4X4 luxary edition. I actually got a decent deal on it but still it was a huge step up from my old 1980 something bronco that had no heat. I had previously lived in a mobile home. As soon as I could I moved into a large house. Upon moving into the large house I was missing furniture and of course I had to get more. I started going to either the beach or the mountains every weekend. This meant paying hotel bills. During the summer months a night at a decent place at the beach was usually around $120 to start. I fell into that trap of wanting more. I lost it all when I lost that decent paying job in 2007. The nicer house, the super truck and of course all that wasted money living away from home on the weekends. I look back now and I think that part of the need back then was the fact that I had lived without for so long. Now when things are half way decent financially I catch myself wanting more. There is a big difference now though... I realize what I am doing and that splurging does not get me to where I want to be. An example of this is that I am once again driving a vehicle that I don't owe a dime on. I have a car fund started for something better but I will not finance it. I live in a decent house but its rented and a fraction of the cost of the previous house. I need new living room furniture but instead of financing a new suite I have one on layaway somewhere. I frequent yard sales and consignment shops along with flea markets for items that I want. If I want to buy something new I save up my Swagbucks and get something off of Amazon. I have not been on a vacation since that last fated year when I was making big money and we all went camping at the beach for a week. (My smartest vacation that entire season.) I miss all of the stuff I use to do but I can look back now and say that it was a learning experience and that I did indeed learn alot. Now I want more but I am patient about getting what I want. I don't go head long into debt to get it anymore. I am working at it the smart way.

I think contentment is one thing that most of us don't have. I guess it's the nature of being human. Most of us don't know the meaning of satisfaction. If we want something and given the chance to have it, we will be delighted. But after awhile of being used to it, we aim for more especially the material things. I guess we can not change this attitude of ours unless there comes a time when what we aim to have is already in our hands and there's no more of it.

People just sometimes isn't contended with what they have and I think we should learn to appreciate more the things that we have and be contented with his. We must focus more on the more important things rather than the luxuries in the world.

You are right with your observations lit. I once told myself that once I bought this cellphone, I will be the happiest girl on earth. But almost every month, a new model of cellphone is being out in the market. So more likely, people will no longer be happy with the phone they currently have. They wanted to have the latest phone and some would do everything just to buy a new one. People no longer realized that material things can also be a trap. It can lead us to a life where we only think about those material things that we think can make us happy or can complete us. They would exert time and effort to work hard so that they can have the latest gadgets and equipment, not realizing that they are already losing their time for their families. That is why I always try my best to keep my focus and do not be affected if something good or new was out in the market. I may sometime feel that I wanted to buy this and that but I will pause for a while if it is really worth it.

i think that is the common mentality of people.it means they are greedy and the world is not enough for them,i would prefer average lifestyle nevertheless always to be on the safer side and that is fine [em]ninja[/em]

hihihi i have nothing now so that i want to have everything... Ya, it is human being i think..because some are very rich but they want to be richer and richer...maybe no limitation for it, there are not many guys who can stop their craving.

I agree, its never enough. We always crave for more. And seriously if we don't do that there will be no fun in life.

Honestly speaking, I am always wanting for something i don't have but as I considered the financial matter I would have to say NO. I would rather spend money on something which serves my daily needs.