Contentment leads to happiness.

[Agbamoni]

Agbamoni you are correct, lack of contentment has really dealt with me. I have been unhappy for some years now because of what I think should be mine, things I think I should have, has made me unhappy for a very long time and I have decided to be happy, i will be grateful for those things I have and anything that does not come to me should go. I will not give a fuck about those things that are not coming to me anymore. I will not stress myself to get something that is becoming impossible for me to get. I will always know my limit in everything I’m doing in this life because the only way you can enjoy this life is to be happy and be contented with what you have.
Yes lack of contentment leads to greed and will also lead you to hell and frustrated.

I am happy you realized how limited life can be.

Sometimes we forget how blessed we are. We have groceries to eat, clean sheets on our bed, family and friends that loves us, children ready to milk us dry, and we wake up every day with the right mind. If we dont feel blessed and content with all this, then I dont know what it is.

We have limited time on earth, so we should use it wisely.

[uneng]

Contentment is a constant state of mind, where you find yourself satisfied for very brief periods of time. Once you get used to what you already have, you will start demanding for more in order to be contented once again.

Worst yet: what if the object of your contentment isn't available anymore? What if you can't reach it, doesn't matter how hard you try? That is devastating, and puts you into a situation you are nothing else than a wanderer, who are constantly uneasy, looking for answers which aren't replied.

Then the attachment to money and addictions pops up as a replacement to give you ephemeral pleasure, since what would really give you not only pleasure, but also happiness, can't be reached.

[Iamgoat]

Happiness = Reality - Expectations

Most people are unhappy because their expectations exceed their reality. The most simple way to increase your happiness is to decrease your expectations. Bettering yourself works also, but that takes more effort.

I like this analogy of yours, it speaks volume from my perspective to what to equated here. If you allow your expectations to outweigh your reality, you will never reach the level of contentment you need in life to be an happy person. First of all, it is good to know people who are happy in life are mostly those who have been able to manage their expectations about themselves and the things they pursue about life and by so doing, they are able to accept whatever results reality throw at them and if yo success kind of person, you will seriously find it difficult to enter any form of depression or agony on things you could not achieve.

[Lida93]

Some people are not just happy not because of anything but they are sad and unhappy because they are not contented with what they have, they usually want to have more and that usually cost them there happiness and make them depressed. I’m one of those people that usually think about having and getting anything I want, to be honest with you all, It usually lead me to depression. I’m always not happy and I know deep down that attitude is a very bad attitude and I want to stop it, because it is depriving me of happiness.
I have come to the conclusion that lack of contentment is one of the major cause of unhappiness in our life.

There's so much competition among people nowadays and this generation just made everything worse with how it has made a lot of insignificant Ostentatious things to appears attractive to the extend that people don't find happiness where it really lies. The biggest self hurting notion is that which you tell yourself that you must get everything you want. The cosmos doesn't work that way. Being healthy, able to provide roof over your head with complete three square meals daily and a happy family life.

I think this should be basic maxims to always feel happy. To be happy mean to be contented you must do away with the feeling of competition and start appreciating every thing you have achieved and be hopeful.

[Nothingtodo]

It is not possible to define happiness in human life, especially since many people may have a lot of wealth and money, but in reality they may be unhappy. On the other hand, many people may be happy in life even if they do not have money. That is why we cannot measure happiness by money. A person can be happy by achieving self-satisfaction. That is, many people can be happy with little, and only those whose needs are met with this little can realize the true taste of happiness. If achieving satisfaction is a person's target, then I think that person is definitely happy.

[Rockstarguy]

Some people are not just happy not because of anything but they are sad and unhappy because they are not contented with what they have, they usually want to have more and that usually cost them there happiness and make them depressed. I’m one of those people that usually think about having and getting anything I want, to be honest with you all, It usually lead me to depression. I’m always not happy and I know deep down that attitude is a very bad attitude and I want to stop it, because it is depriving me of happiness.
I have come to the conclusion that lack of contentment is one of the major cause of unhappiness in our life.

Their will be a level that you will be at and you are not seeing yourself elevating above that level you may be worried, i think this is what makes some people to be depressed. Contentment is a good one, it makes one not to become greedy. But if you are contented with the finacial level you are try to ensure you dont remain at that level for a longtime. As you are contented with what you have and what you do try as well to grow and as you go through the process of growth you should be able to be contented at every level. If you are not growing you may become tired to be contented with what you have and become depressed.

[DYOR+BTC]

It is not possible to define happiness in human life, especially since many people may have a lot of wealth and money, but in reality they may be unhappy. On the other hand, many people may be happy in life even if they do not have money. That is why we cannot measure happiness by money. A person can be happy by achieving self-satisfaction. That is, many people can be happy with little, and only those whose needs are met with this little can realize the true taste of happiness. If achieving satisfaction is a person's target, then I think that person is definitely happy.

That is enough reason why they said money dont bring happiness but some never believes until they find themselves in such situations that is when they will know what it means.  Happiness is a special gift that comes without a price but just contentment, Some blessed with all the wonderful and amazing gifts of life at times finds it difficult becoming happy because of one reason or the other. Not that money is not good but it never gives all thing we wish for in life as some good things comes naturally and depends on how we take things.  A man that is never happy when things are going perfectly well for others, can never be happy even if he has everything on earth as life will only give to you what you give to others

[Felicity_Tide]

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I have come to the conclusion that lack of contentment is one of the major cause of unhappiness in our life.

There are so many reasons why people are not happy, and I agree that this is is part of it since it practically has to do with reality. Just so you know, you are not the only one out of the 8 billion population, that is experiencing something of such, but the big question that a lot of people don't often ask is, "how much of a thing do we need in order to be contented?". I believe that contentment and satisfaction differs from person to person. The reason why you probably don't feel contented is because you feel that you've not done enough, and maybe you're scared of losing what you've managed to build/gather over the years. I don't think business minded people are ever contended, as they keep trying to put in more effort. So, I feel this issue is more of a general psychological thing... Trying to get more and more. It might not be as bad as you think, but you just have to find ways to create your own happiness.