So, last night I was laying in bed trying to sleep, but I couldn't stop thinking. Mainly about happiness. I've always tried not to let circumstances determine how happy I am, but what about possessions? What if everyone in the world had everything they wanted? Would that make us all happier, or would it make things worse.
What kind of world would this be if nobody had any possessions to work for. What if everyone got everything they wanted, and then realized that they were more content just having what they had initially. What would someone think, if he received everything he had ever wanted, and then realized that he still wasn't happy.
What then? Would the world be a better place if everyone stopped working to get everything they want, and just sat down and became content with the way things are. At what point does materialism become over the top? When a whole world of people are all working to get what they want, and once they get one thing, they find another thing to work towards. Is it actually possible for a person to be completely content, wanting nothing, realizing that he doesn't have everything he could, but being ok with that?
I know that everyone has wants, but at what point does it become ridiculous? At what point do you stop and say, hey- this is enough. I've kind of strayed away from my original question, but really, what would happen to the world if everyone had only what they needed. No more, no less. Could the world be content with that.
I don't even know if I could be content with that. I'm always wanting something, something more. Have I become so brainwashed that I've started to think that the only way to be happy is through possessions? I don't want to live bound to materialism like this, I want to live, knowing that if I lost everything I own, I would still have more than most people ever dream of. I want my entire life to be measured not in what I accomplish or what I own, but who I'm friends with, and what amazing times I've had with them. I want to die with my memories, not worrying what I'm leaving behind.
What if we were all content. What would that kind of world look like?
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i think that, initially, it'd be better. but it wouldn't stay that way, because it would become monotonous pretty quickly.
i guess what would be best would be that, at times like Christmas when everyone seems to be consumed with greed, taht we just learn the value of giving. I've been content with what I have for quite some time now (with a few exceptions). Christmas, especially over the past couple of years, has made me feel awkward, because I keep hearing people go on and on about what they want and about what they got, but I'm here, more concerned about whether or not my sister will like the shirt I got her.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that wanting is kind of necessary, but when you've come to the point where you're consumed with yearning, you've missed something.
...where football kings are kissing queens and losing sight of having dreams
in a world where what we want is only what we want until it's ours
that's from train's "calling all angels". generally, i hate that song, but i love taht part because it's so true. in america especially, it's all about the chase, and not about what you learn or gain during the experience. and taht's not good.
i think i'm gonna shut up now, instead of restating the obvious, but i've got one last thing to say:
what can we, as people who care, do to change this?
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