It's 2:55 and I really ought to be sleeping but... there's simply too much going on in my head.
I feel empty. I'm luckier than many people. I have a family, friends, and I'm living in a 1st world country with all my necessities taken care of.
Yet I still feel empty.
Is it because I'm not contented enough? I feel empty when I have all that I need. All I don't have is what I want. And with the word "want", it already expresses how I don't necessarily need it. Maybe I should learn how to be content.
有人说要学会知足，才会学会快乐。
那也许是对的吧。不会珍惜自己身边所有的一切，而不断地追求更远的奢侈品的人。。。他的生活不会很累吗？人的虚荣心永远都满足不了，而这也只会渐渐地成为一种没有意义的游戏。一直追求遥远的快乐，现在不累，以后总算也会累。我们也许该停下脚步，珍惜身边所有的一切。为何需要追到遥远处来寻找快乐？身边已有的，其实也都值得我们庆幸。学会珍惜，学会满足，学会知足。这样一来，快乐也不用需要用 “找“ 的，它自己会敲上门来。
Indeed, maybe I should learn to stop looking for something which is seemingly impossible and too faraway. Happiness should be determined by oneself. My life might not be the best and most interesting one, but hey if I actually just stop trying to make my life a happier one for a moment, I'll actually realise I can be happy about the fact that I'm actually living, be it a good or bad life. It all burns down to our own mindset and definition of being "content". Will it ever be enough? You might say yes, but the answer is actually no.
Maybe this calls for a time to redefine my life. Contentness should be measured by what we already have, and not what we don't - I think that's the secret to happiness. What for brood over something that you don't have? There are sure to be 2 sides to everything. When you get the better side, be happy. When you get the worser one, be happy you even got a side.
学会知足，才会学会快乐。
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