Divine Discontment

It is very strange how when we want something so badly, it becomes a necessity. It becomes a raw need; a basic and primal need. It takes over life, making us neglect the other mundane things. We are blinded and there is nothing else in life that can give us greater happiness but that. The only aim in life is achieving that. But even stranger is the fact that when we do luckily get that one coveted thing, after a while, it does not matter to us one bit. It is flung aside like an old and used toy, played with too often and gotten bored with. And I am not talking about material things only. This happens with people too, for don't we treat people as toys?

People are replaced like Apple replace their products regularly, upgrading and keeping their customers interested and happy. How plastic are we that we replace our friends and people we hang out with for cooler and 'more interesting' ones? But this is real, and practical. The truth might hurt, but it is solid as concrete. There are no doubts about this. The old concept about people sticking through thick and thin is long gone, and now being popular and interesting is essential for survival.

What I have to come to realise is that contentment is unachievable. We will always want new things; new playthings to spend our time with. The people who claim they aren't victim to this are lying boldly. For it is not possible to not want things; it is not human nature to be happy. Nothing is ever enough; greed is always swimming on the surface of our minds, bodies, hearts and souls. It is very sad and deprecating. No matter how much we obsess over something, if it becomes ours, it loses it's value. Until we have it, it will be our sun, but once we do, it will be treated like dirt beneath our shoes. But there's one good thing about discontenment. It leads us to bigger and better things. Who needs to be contented when there might be something epic right around the corner? All you have to do is look, dream, want, need and it's yours. Satisfaction is just a myth, and to be honest, quite over-rated.