Money, Ambition, and the Art of Being Content

[AmaGold70]

Look for the better opportunities, but don't be unhappy. Do you realise or understand this sentence? As humans we often struggle to lead a better life, and of course this is part of our life. But have you ever thought about whether you are happy or unhappy? How much money do you need to become happy? Can you really measure happiness with money? Are you regretting your current situation?

Stop regretting; learn to be happy. I said 'learn to be happy' means you have to be self-satisfied. To fulfil our needs, we have to earn money. But do you have a limit to your needs? Have you controlled your aspiration? Unless you have controlled it, you can't be satisfied. Unless you become satisfied, you can't be happy. Whether you are happy or not fully depends on your aspiration.

If you are a millionaire, but your aspiration is to become a billionaire, then you won't be happy ever. Because you dreamed of being a billionaire and have to struggle for that. As a result, you would feel unhappy since your dream is much bigger than what you have right now. Dreaming big is not wrong; you can look for better opportunities. But you have to learn to be satisfied with what you have and accept reality. It's the only way to become happy.

Living a happy life is very important, and while everyone needs money in our daily life, money cannot entirely give you happiness, and their are times when money cannot even solve some problems in your life. There is an adage that says, the rich also cry, The rich use to loose their loved ones, they suffer  chronic illness sometimes even with their money. In life, many problems we face are being invited by us and their are times when even money can lure you into problem if you are not matured enough to handle it. Many who has money has ego, they see themselves at the top, and uses their money to intimidate others. While we chase after money, it is necessary to prioritize peace of mind and possibly our health, as this two things can keep you unhappy even if you are a billionaire. Therefore, make yourself happy and eliminate those things that will keep you unhappy in life even as you pursue money.

[Nathrixxx]

We all need money and we have to strive at to get it by every legitimate means, also we have to consider that money have season and it does not come with any notification except we are vigilant enough to sense the timing for it, from the little we have, we should learn to be satisfied and also try to earn more by investing, we should avoid being greedy, because this may cost us to lose more at the instance of getting more instead.

[sokani]

I'm just going to keep it simple.

Why you are complaining of living in a small house, and not having money to build a big mansion, remember there are homeless people who do not have roof over their heads.

Why you are complaining of not having money to buy a new pair of shoes, remember there are people who have money but do not have legs.

I could go on and on.

I know we all have dreams and aspirations that are yet to be fulfilled, but we shouldn't go through life beating ourselves up that things aren't going the way we wanted. We should learn to be grateful and contented for the things we have while we strive to achieve more.

[AYOBA]

We all need money and we have to strive at to get it by every legitimate means, also we have to consider that money have season and it does not come with any notification except we are vigilant enough to sense the timing for it, from the little we have, we should learn to be satisfied and also try to earn more by investing, we should avoid being greedy, because this may cost us to lose more at the instance of getting more instead.

Honestly money is very important for us that we most look for it, because life without money is just like you don’t have anyone else in your life. Money can not just come to where he/she her we be the one look for it and that’s why i wonder those that will be saying that they need money and they didn’t stand up to look for it; that means their expected the money to come and meet them in their destination which is in possible.

Learning about investing is a very good advice if use we the little we have and to invest is that little one that can boost us to where we didn’t expected, but some people are taken investing granted they don’t know that is true there some people become richer.

[Nanga Parbat]

It's part of human nature to be constantly pursuing new things. All the satisfaction you have is temporary, and as soon as you get bored with the current stage you are, you will start wishing more and more. Like philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said: Life is a constant oscillation between the desire to have and the boredom of possessing.

I guess we can't escape that cycle. And it's actually a good thing, since it confers movement and fluidity to life. As we know, nothing can stay idle in existence. Everything is transforming in real time. Those who try to avoid or forbid it from happening end ill. So I guess we have to learn how to adapt ourselves to this movement of life.

Regards money and the art of being satisfacted, it's about understanding money by itself can't bring happiness. It's what you do with money which can reward you for real. People who just want to accumulate money for nothing are actually lost in life or doing escapism.

The desire for money and the art of being content are two different things.Some people become so busy with the desire for money that peace and happiness are of no importance in their lives because they are passionate about earning money. You must have noticed that people who have the desire for money rarely enjoy their lives.They have no problem earning money.As for the art of being content those who are happy with what they have or work hard to get something will be content in their lives and will have neither mental nor financial problems.I know that the one who desires money will be financially strong and the one who has the art of being content will be mentally and physically strong.

[Strongkored]

Dreaming big is not wrong; you can look for better opportunities. But you have to learn to be satisfied with what you have and accept reality. It's the only way to become happy.

I often tell people around me not to dream too much because dreams happen while sleeping, if dream too much, it means sleeping too much, so don't get anything done, which is a sign of laziness.

Sometimes I can accept what I get, but sometimes I can't. This is due to need. But I've slowly realized that to be content with life, you have to live according to what you have and not compare your life to others.

[HONDACD125]

I'm just going to keep it simple.

Why you are complaining of living in a small house, and not having money to build a big mansion, remember there are homeless people who do not have roof over their heads.

Why you are complaining of not having money to buy a new pair of shoes, remember there are people who have money but do not have legs.

I could go on and on.

I know we all have dreams and aspirations that are yet to be fulfilled, but we shouldn't go through life beating ourselves up that things aren't going the way we wanted. We should learn to be grateful and contented for the things we have while we strive to achieve more.

I agree and disagree with you at the same time. It's true that one should stay content and happy with whatever they have and they should thank God for it, but on the other hand, they shouldn't just keep themselves to that and stop trying to make their conditions better, and this is a problem with a lot of people. They live an ordinary life, and they believe that they were born to be that way and lead a life like that, so because of this thought process, they don't even try hard enough to actually bring a change in their life, because they are afraid things won't suite them or their lifestyle.

So I think people should always be grateful for what they currently have, but they should also strive for better things in life, and they should pursue this no matter where they live, what background they come from, what race, religion, or ethnicity they belong to, they should always stay focused on achieving more things in life instead of just saying that they are okay with whatever they currently have even when they have opportunities that they can take benefit from.

[bitgolden]

Living a happy life is very important, and while everyone needs money in our daily life, money cannot entirely give you happiness, and their are times when money cannot even solve some problems in your life. There is an adage that says, the rich also cry, The rich use to loose their loved ones, they suffer  chronic illness sometimes even with their money. In life, many problems we face are being invited by us and their are times when even money can lure you into problem if you are not matured enough to handle it. Many who has money has ego, they see themselves at the top, and uses their money to intimidate others. While we chase after money, it is necessary to prioritize peace of mind and possibly our health, as this two things can keep you unhappy even if you are a billionaire. Therefore, make yourself happy and eliminate those things that will keep you unhappy in life even as you pursue money.

There is a balance, and money helps with it. If you have absolutely no money then you can't be happy, there is just no possible way someone who is in poverty to be happy, it is not a good life and wanting more is not wrong.

There is also some truth to the fact that being wealthy doesn't guarantee happiness, because people adjust, if you get a billion dollars today, you would be crazy happy, some would even go overboard and hurt themselves with silliness with the money, but if you are smart about it, after being super happy for a while, you think 20 years later you would still be happy about it?

[Unknown Op]

Living a happy life is very important, and while everyone needs money in our daily life, money cannot entirely give you happiness, and their are times when money cannot even solve some problems in your life. There is an adage that says, the rich also cry, The rich use to loose their loved ones, they suffer  chronic illness sometimes even with their money. In life, many problems we face are being invited by us and their are times when even money can lure you into problem if you are not matured enough to handle it. Many who has money has ego, they see themselves at the top, and uses their money to intimidate others. While we chase after money, it is necessary to prioritize peace of mind and possibly our health, as this two things can keep you unhappy even if you are a billionaire. Therefore, make yourself happy and eliminate those things that will keep you unhappy in life even as you pursue money.

There is a balance, and money helps with it. If you have absolutely no money then you can't be happy, there is just no possible way someone who is in poverty to be happy, it is not a good life and wanting more is not wrong.

There is also some truth to the fact that being wealthy doesn't guarantee happiness, because people adjust, if you get a billion dollars today, you would be crazy happy, some would even go overboard and hurt themselves with silliness with the money, but if you are smart about it, after being super happy for a while, you think 20 years later you would still be happy about it?

If you are young then Money is everything for you because people will judge you with your money and power which you have in your job and if you are a officer then all people will try to make relationship with you . people are trying to earn more money by doing job in foreign country because they know that after that their value will be more in the society. If you are a person who has big aim there will be chances of you to be successful in life because when you have big goal then you will get more than an average person and if you have low goal then you will have no enough energy to conquer that goal . Always try to be a person who is ambitious and after that you can start your business and you will get fame And you will be successful from on side and after the young age when will be old things are different

[letteredhub]

There is a thin line between contentment and ambition. They are mutually exclusive. You can be content and still be ambitious. The fact that you want more out of life does not mean you're not content with what you have or have achieved. You can still be very happy with where you are in life, but still want more.

To be contented is not to be satisfied as these are two different things for which one has all the tendency to advance (ambitious) for more. With satisfaction ambition ends, but contentment means you're not ungrateful with what has being achieved but there's still room within to go for more achievements.

If you are a millionaire, but your aspiration is to become a billionaire, then you won't be happy ever.

I don't totally agree with this part. The fact that a person is a millionaire, and his dream is to be a billionaire doesn't stop him from being happy. He can only be unhappy if he ties his happiness to being a billionaire. When he whispers to himself things like "I will be happy when I become a billionaire".

What you probably don't get about the difference in being the millionaire but with an aspiration of attaining a billionaire status is that being a billionaire is where the satisfaction of that individual who aspires to become a billionaire lies, and that's where his greatest happiness hangs on. He may be happy being a millionaire and solving his financial problems but becoming a billionaire would make him more happier with a feeling on. Maslow hierarchy of needs theory would give more understanding why people would never get happy enough until they reach their aspired  (needs) ambition.

[rezakurnia66]

Not underestimate about money, in my opinion if you want to be fully happy have much money, disagree with many motivator or someone saying about money can't buy happiness. Trough having much money you don't put your self at bad position and you can get all good service from education, healthy and most important if you have much money you get more attention and respect from many people.
So lets stop saying money can't buy happiness because having much money you will be happy than without have money, I know that word saying by someone have much money and easily talk to the other without have much money about "money can't buy happiness"

[T-Dark]

If you are a millionaire, but your aspiration is to become a billionaire, then you won't be happy ever. Because you dreamed of being a billionaire and have to struggle for that. As a result, you would feel unhappy since your dream is much bigger than what you have right now. Dreaming big is not wrong; you can look for better opportunities. But you have to learn to be satisfied with what you have and accept reality. It's the only way to become happy.

These things all fit into the philosophy of existentialism, and finding what makes you happy in this life. Some people cant be contented on what they have as its in their philosophy to try and achieve more and more. Every person is unique and different, so there is no one size fits all that all people should be happy for what they have or have not.

[Alpha Marine]

What you probably don't get about the difference in being the millionaire but with an aspiration of attaining a billionaire status is that being a billionaire is where the satisfaction of that individual who aspires to become a billionaire lies, and that's where his greatest happiness hangs on. He may be happy being a millionaire and solving his financial problems but becoming a billionaire would make him more happier with a feeling on. Maslow hierarchy of needs theory would give more understanding why people would never get happy enough until they reach their aspired  (needs) ambition.

My point is, your happiness should not be tied to that accomplishment. Don't live a life where you won't be happy unless you get a particular thing. This will make you neglect all the other good things you have around you. You can still have a burning desire to grow and achieve more, but your joy should not be tied to that thing in a way that if you don't get it, you would be miserable.

It's a fragile life we live. Most times, we put all our focus on things that don't really matter and ignore the things that actually matter.
Ambition is not bad; I encourage it. I consider myself very ambitious too, but I don't place my ambition above all else, and I certaintly dont tie my happiness to my ambition.

[eightdots]

What you probably don't get about the difference in being the millionaire but with an aspiration of attaining a billionaire status is that being a billionaire is where the satisfaction of that individual who aspires to become a billionaire lies, and that's where his greatest happiness hangs on. He may be happy being a millionaire and solving his financial problems but becoming a billionaire would make him more happier with a feeling on. Maslow hierarchy of needs theory would give more understanding why people would never get happy enough until they reach their aspired  (needs) ambition.

My point is, your happiness should not be tied to that accomplishment. Don't live a life where you won't be happy unless you get a particular thing. This will make you neglect all the other good things you have around you. You can still have a burning desire to grow and achieve more, but your joy should not be tied to that thing in a way that if you don't get it, you would be miserable.

It's a fragile life we live. Most times, we put all our focus on things that don't really matter and ignore the things that actually matter.
Ambition is not bad; I encourage it. I consider myself very ambitious too, but I don't place my ambition above all else, and I certaintly dont tie my happiness to my ambition.

Striving for things that are impossible to achieve is not the right approach and is also a waste of time. It's necessary to strive for achievable goals because they are possible and your efforts may not be in vain. While striving for your goals, it's also important to live a happy life. Everything shouldn't depend on the outcome; you should also do things that bring you happiness while you're striving.

It's not right to focus all your attention on things that are impossible to achieve because time is passing, and it's important to live well while time passes. Of course, we should strive for the future, but this effort should be for more meaningful things.

[BlackBaron]

Living a happy life is very important, and while everyone needs money in our daily life, money cannot entirely give you happiness, and their are times when money cannot even solve some problems in your life. There is an adage that says, the rich also cry, The rich use to loose their loved ones, they suffer  chronic illness sometimes even with their money. In life, many problems we face are being invited by us and their are times when even money can lure you into problem if you are not matured enough to handle it. Many who has money has ego, they see themselves at the top, and uses their money to intimidate others. While we chase after money, it is necessary to prioritize peace of mind and possibly our health, as this two things can keep you unhappy even if you are a billionaire. Therefore, make yourself happy and eliminate those things that will keep you unhappy in life even as you pursue money.

There is a balance, and money helps with it. If you have absolutely no money then you can't be happy, there is just no possible way someone who is in poverty to be happy, it is not a good life and wanting more is not wrong.

There is also some truth to the fact that being wealthy doesn't guarantee happiness, because people adjust, if you get a billion dollars today, you would be crazy happy, some would even go overboard and hurt themselves with silliness with the money, but if you are smart about it, after being super happy for a while, you think 20 years later you would still be happy about it?

There are many things that can make us happy, but we cannot deny that money can also bring us great happiness. It is true that many rich people say they are unhappy with their lives, but how many poor people can live happily? I think it would be quite difficult to find them. There may be some who are happy, but in what way? Certainly not in terms of their financial situation.

This is indeed something that may be subject to many differing opinions, but once again, we live in a world where everything requires money. This is something we cannot deny.

[letteredhub]

What you probably don't get about the difference in being the millionaire but with an aspiration of attaining a billionaire status is that being a billionaire is where the satisfaction of that individual who aspires to become a billionaire lies, and that's where his greatest happiness hangs on. He may be happy being a millionaire and solving his financial problems but becoming a billionaire would make him more happier with a feeling on. Maslow hierarchy of needs theory would give more understanding why people would never get happy enough until they reach their aspired  (needs) ambition.

My point is, your happiness should not be tied to that accomplishment. Don't live a life where you won't be happy unless you get a particular thing. This will make you neglect all the other good things you have around you. You can still have a burning desire to grow and achieve more, but your joy should not be tied to that thing in a way that if you don't get it, you would be miserable.

Is that really possible not to have our happiness tied to a source tangible or intangible because we can't be just happy in a vacuum without something triggering it. Humans are wired to be happy that way, and that's why when things ain't going positive in a persons life you can't find them happy when things around them are failing.

It's a fragile life we live. Most times, we put all our focus on things that don't really matter and ignore the things that actually matter.
Ambition is not bad; I encourage it. I consider myself very ambitious too, but I don't place my ambition above all else, and I certaintly dont tie my happiness to my ambition.

It's true that many times we forget to appreciate the most important aspects of life probably because they're not financially related, such things as being healthy not suffering any chronic sickness. Nevertheless, we still have to balance it all because most of those things people are ambitious for do really adds to life's improvements.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Not underestimate about money, in my opinion if you want to be fully happy have much money, disagree with many motivator or someone saying about money can't buy happiness. Trough having much money you don't put your self at bad position and you can get all good service from education, healthy and most important if you have much money you get more attention and respect from many people.
So lets stop saying money can't buy happiness because having much money you will be happy than without have money, I know that word saying by someone have much money and easily talk to the other without have much money about "money can't buy happiness"

To someone who do not have money, he can say that money can buy happiness because you have not made money but to those who already have money, if they tell you that money don't buy happiness just believe them because they might be battling with something that money could not solve. Those who are rich have their own personal battles they fight secretly; it only takes you to be in their shoe to understand how they feel before they came out open to say that money can't buy happiness. There are people who are wealthy, but they are in serious problems with their own family. Money can buy comfort since you can be able to afford anything you want and live any kind of life you wish but for happiness, it doesn't.

[HONDACD125]

To someone who do not have money, he can say that money can buy happiness because you have not made money but to those who already have money, if they tell you that money don't buy happiness just believe them because they might be battling with something that money could not solve. Those who are rich have their own personal battles they fight secretly; it only takes you to be in their shoe to understand how they feel before they came out open to say that money can't buy happiness. There are people who are wealthy, but they are in serious problems with their own family. Money can buy comfort since you can be able to afford anything you want and live any kind of life you wish but for happiness, it doesn't.

Well, it obviously differs for each individual. There are some who have problems that can't be solved with money, and most of them are related to genuine love and care, because you can't get that with money. You can have thousands of people always willing to do anything for you as long as you are wealthy, but none of them would actually be doing that for you but they will be doing all that only because you are rich and they only care about that. The biggest struggle of people who are wealthy is mostly related to this thing, they don't get genuine relationships, which is what they miss, and then they say this phrase, "Money can't buy happiness.".

Another reason that comes in mind for people saying this thing could be related to illnesses as well. There could be some sort of illnesses that can't be cured even if you are the richest man on the face of earth, so you might be able to buy anything in the world, but if there is no cure for the illness you have, your money is basically worthless.

For materialistic things, money is obviously very important, and you rightly said that those who don't have a lot of money but health and other stuff will surely say that money is the only thing to bring happiness in life, but not in all cases.

[JoyMarsha]

What my parents taught me that I won't forget in a hurry is to learn to be content with what I have. Don't be moved by other people's things because those things you are moved on to get of recently, a day will come when such a thing will be less classic and the new ones will be out, you will wander through the day or night on how you will get that.But if you as an individual are content from a young age with the things you have, nothing will easily move you, you will learn to manage the little things you have, hoping and believing that someday you will be able to buy what you need

[batang_bitcoin]

What my parents taught me that I won't forget in a hurry is to learn to be content with what I have. Don't be moved by other people's things because those things you are moved on to get of recently, a day will come when such a thing will be less classic and the new ones will be out, you will wander through the day or night on how you will get that.But if you as an individual are content from a young age with the things you have, nothing will easily move you, you will learn to manage the little things you have, hoping and believing that someday you will be able to buy what you need

Social media has changed that taught by our parents of living with a contented life. People are chasing the expensive things that they see from the others, the kind of lifestyle that they're promoting. Whoever watches those shouldn't feel jealous or wanting because we have a life to live and we can be happy in the simplest thing that we have. We have to appreciate what we have and still continue to work in progress for the dreams that we want to reach. As long as we're living, dreams never end unless you're tired and accepted it but, there's no limit in that and you know that you can reach those if you're working hard and asking guidance from the Almighty or if you don't believe in Him, believe that you can do it.