Contentment : A Virtue for All
Lack of contentment is the reason why people are committing different atrocities globally. There was a time when prostitution, cybercrime, and others were filthy things in the eyes of many people, but these days, people no longer feel ashamed about these things.The youths are going to crazy lengths to acquire things that don't add any significant value to them; if they were content, a lot of them wouldn't be sitting in jail right now. We blame the government for every problem that arises in the country, but we don't pause to see how not being content has driven a lot of people crazy.
Lack of contentment will be a difficult issue to tackle because it's not something that's happening only at the grass roots. It has eaten deep into people, even at the top, and corrupted their morals. Imagine our politicians getting paid handsomely but still digging their dirty hands into what belongs to the country. If they were content, even the country wouldn't be what it is.
Contentment is a virtue that I feel everyone should have, both young and old. From my perspective, contentment breeds gratitude. A man who has this virtue of contentment is grateful and appreciative for who he is and what he has. He is satisfied with his present achievements, but that doesn't mean that he shouldn't desire more. The difference is that he is not a greedy fellow but one who can sit down and reflect on where he is in life and be thankful for it while working hard to achieve his life's dreams. He is never in an unhealthy race with anyone or envious of other people's achievements.
A lot of people believe that contentment is the key to unlocking happiness, and I also believe that contentment births peace of mind. If you are content, you are pleased with what you have, and you have peace of mind within you without being envious of what others have that you do not have. This is a virtue worth having for everyone in order to avoid unnecessary competition in our world today.
Now, contentment doesn't mean you should be lazy about your improvement. Neither does it mean that you should remain in your comfort zone and settle for less when you have the capacity to achieve more. This is the bad side of contentment, if you ask me. I am content with what I have at the moment, but that doesn't prevent me from striving to achieve greatness. If I have the capacity to work towards being an employer of labor and limit myself because I am contented, then I am a lazy being. The main thing is accepting yourself where you are without envy and working towards your dream. Many people have allowed what they see on social media to influence their lives negatively. People showcase fancy houses, cars, and human hair worth many dollars. If you lack contentment, you might follow the wrong route and be like others instead of reflecting on your present level and being grateful for it.
All in all, it's important for us to realize that life is not a competition. The more grateful you are for your present achievement, the more happier you may be. As for me, I have embraced contentment while I work towards a better future and I feel that this is one virtue everyone should possess.
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! help(no space) to get help on Hive. Infoindeed until people feel content with what they have, that is when they'll stop to dig what belongs to other people.
the world need more of this kinds of people.
beautiful write our nkemoney dot.
Yesoo my dear...we need more of contended people in our world today
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That is true. When any body is satisfy with what he or her has the person will not fall into evil things that many had falling into.
Exactly my point
The person can easily avoid evil things
Thank you for reading
We can never have it all. So we must strive to appreciate the little that we have at all times.
Indeed..nice words here
Short but amazing 😍
Contentment is a great trait everyone should possess, it shows you're satisfied and ok with whatever you got.
Truly we shouldn't hide under laziness and say it's contentment, we should work and strives to be better.
Indeed vickoly...I really appreciate your nice input here
Thank you 😍
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Contentment is a very special virtue that I pray to maintain each day of my life. You are very right when you said, the root of most of the atrocities being committed today is lack of contentment. The truth is, if we are satisfied with the little we have, we wouldn't put our hand into dirty things to gain more. We wouldn't be craving for unnecessary pleasures that lives only for a moment and dies off. There is truly peace and happiness in contentment, it's a big mystery that most people don't know. A contented heart doesn't need to be bothered about what others are running after, the little he/she has is more than enough, as a result, you would save yourself from unnecessary competition, pressure and so on.
I also love the the balance, contentment doesn't warrant us to be lazy or idle, it doesn't also mean we should remain stagnant in one place instead we should appreciate the little we have and keep striving for the best with patience.
Life is not a competition at all and one thing everyone must possess is contentment. This doesn't mean one shouldn't aim for more just as you said, but one shouldn't just be too greedy in the pursuit of life's dream. Those who tries to pull down what is beyond their capacity always regret in the end because it comes back to destroy them.
Exactly my dear.. sometimes greediness makes one to go extra mile negatively in search of what others have that he do not have but with contentment,it could be curtailed.
Thanks for reading my dear
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Yeah 😊. My dear, if only we are all contented with what we all have, the world would have been a better place to be.
Thanks for sharing.
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Seriously, you really said it all , it is always good to be okay with whatsoever you have at hand , a bird at hand is better thousand in the bush .lack of contentment has really caused a lot of problems in our society nowadays
Indeed, it has caused problems in our society. Thank you for reading
You are welcome our mummy
Contentment has a way of internal peace. Even with the little earned, you are still happy with the little. People are mostly not contented find it hard to be happy all because they are all driven for more and as such not grateful for the bird at hand.
Thanks for sharing.
Exactly oo... you nailed it
Also we shouldn't be lazy because of contentment oo
Thank you for reading
Sure!!
You are welcome
Contentment is a virtue, and also part of what I place in my values into making my decisions. I try not to compare myself, or pressure myself to much because I believe every man is running his own race. As you say Contentment bring gratitude, what brings improvement is being thankful what what you have and where you are. Even being content with what you have opens way forward for you because you are not willing to take a path that is outside your set of values.
right now, I am still trying to think of what virtue to write about... If I think of something, before I know, I don see one person write about am 😅.
Hahaha 😂😂😂
How did I miss this comment for hours..lol
There are many virtues you can write on and it doesn't mean if others have written on the ones you have in mind.. just give us your undiluted perspective as usual 😍
You see this Contentment, it births other virtues..glad you place it as a great value while making some decisions. Everyone really needs to have this
Thank you so much for reading ✅
I love the way you made emphasis on contentment and laziness, the way you differenciatedit in the last paragraph. It was as if you read my mind, if you didn't mention it, it would have been what I would focus on in this comment.
Contentment is very vital, it is the only defence mechanism against greed, the world is distabilized at the moment due to human greed, they want it all no matter what it cost.
Thanks for sharing
Hehehe, thank I included the vital points @emrysjobber would have called 911 for me e tonight 🤣
Wow, defence mechanism..be like say I go edit this post to add this statement oo 😂
Thank you man
Oil full Ur head 😍✅✅✅✅✅
You have my full authority to add the statement, afterall I'm your humble subject 😅
He said humble subject
Lmao 🤣😂
You rightly said it dear, been content is a virtue i think everyone should have.
My dear this is a good content. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for reading Flora
Much appreciated 👍
I also feel that contentment should be in everyone's character. If one is satisfied with their achievement then he won't want more and the greediness will be over and it will help to stop all the illegal things and bad things. It's a nice concept and I liked it very much.
I am glad you like it. Thank you so much for reading through ✅
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Lack of contentment is the reason so many people are covetous today. They will have something and it's not enough for them.
Their eyes will be entering somebody's own at the end leading them to commit various atrocities
Thanks for sharing.
Exactly my dear
Thanks for leaving a nice contribution
You are welcome💕
If many can be content with what they have, there will be no need for envy, greed , covetiousness even adultery will not exist. Your points are valid and we'll thought-out. Weldone.
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