Enough is a very relative concept. In Germany 18 degree celsius are warm enough to have a drink on the balcony, whereas it would be too cold for people on Mauritius to go to work.
Let’s have a closer look at that concept. The main elements are:
You – Need ”“ Cure
You are thirsty, your body needs water, the cure is to drink a glass of water or a cup of tea. Easy, right? Now get a lottery ticket, win 10 million $$$ – how many cars will you buy? Why?
Sangter Tulku Rinpoche recently said:
If you have 1$ you have one problem. If you have 10000$ you have 10000 problems.
In various topics of our lives, it seems there is never enough for us. Not enough time, love, money, happiness, freedom, peace, …
When a very good friend told me: “In 10 years we will have fully paid off our house, then we can have a real good life!” I asked him: “And what do you do now in the next 10 years?”
Most times the real trouble with the enough-concept starts when we drop into the compare-trap. The good news is, in most cases, the creator and savior resides in the same brain.
Two friends were at a party held at the mansion of a billionaire. One said, “Wow! Look at this place! This guy has everything!” The other said, “Yes, but I have something he’ll never have: enough.”
Anything in this world, has exactly the value you assign to it. Anything. Think about it, until you have enough…
Thanks Derek for the inspiration!
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