Simply put, the result of contentment is total happiness.
Why do we need happiness? or rather, why shouldn't we deserve to be happy?
Of many time, we take satisfaction for happiness. When one is satisfied, does not mean one is happy. Though they feel the same at any one moment, they are two complete different.
Satisfaction feeds hunger
I would say, satisfaction is not even a feeling. Its split second of moment to shut the craving, and that's it!
Take an example: It is hot day. Thirsty and warm. I desperately looking for something to quench my thirst and something cooling. Got myself a can of drink, pour into my mouth, swallow it.... Ahhh! I'm satisfied.
Satisfaction comes before deprivation. And deprivation leads to sorrow.
What if i did not manage to get a can of drink, and ended up drinking from the tap? The level of satisfaction plunged.
In many other cases, we thought we are happy. In fact, we're only satisfied with what's happening now. When something goes wrong, we get angry and depressed. We get affected by what we can get and what we cannot get to feed this hunger. Happiness does not operates like this.
Contentment, is in a class of its own
Contentment is the reason to be happy. It does not come from outside. Not from the brand of canned drink i bought to quench my thirst. Happiness is not for us to seek, but discover.
Just like a child, who takes time to look up to the sky and discovers the shapes of the clouds; who stops and plays with the grasses and flowers; who tries to get near the cats and play with it.
Satisfaction is when a child cries for mummy to buy another toy car; even he already has a whole box of toys waiting for him.
Contentment is even without buying any toys, a child takes whatever is already available; build his own toy or even play games with others instead of playing on his own.
Satisfaction does not last. It leads to more craving and makes us looking for higher level of satisfaction. And we behave like a drug addict; who believes that drugs bring happiness.
Contentment lasts, as long as we want. Its an attitude of living, despite of the external environment. One does not bother to seek, because its already in us. Instead, one can take the opportunity to use the external changes to better discover true contentment.
These days, people complain so much. Anything can be taken as a topic to whine about.
When they got a job, they complain about the salary. When given a pay rise, they complain that its so little. When got promoted, they complain that there's too much work. Never ending...
Is life treating us that badly?
No. If we continue to whine like an old hag, we're torturing ourselves. Nothing on this earth belongs to us, so don't take it for granted.
Contentment breeds from inside, and happiness shall expands.
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