THE ENDLESS CHASE
March 28, 2024
There are people who are rich and have nothing and there are people who have nothing and are rich.
What is the determining factor? How does one really know if they can consider themselves rich or poor? Its easy to find out. Ask yourself the following
three questions:
1) Do you live with Tranquility?
2) Are you Satisfied
with what you have?
3) Are you Accepting
of your circumstances?
Remember, happiness is not always having what you want, but rather wanting what you have. Some people are wealthy but never happy. They are always looking for more, and when they get more, they want even more. Unfortunately they have been sucked into the endless chase. Instead of controlling their passion, they are controlled by their passion. They run the great risk which eventually can bring to jealousy, envy, theft, even sickness.
Why is it, that the more we have, the more we want? Why don’t we recognize the vicious cycle for what it is? Why do we allow it to control us and affect every waking moment of our life? Time to be mindfull and realize that once we allow ourselves to be consumed by the pursuit of riches, we are headed down a path which leads towards a bottomless pit.
Truth is, that only when I finish constantly wanting, do I transform into a wealthy person. One who is always looking for more and is never satisfied, is no better off then the impoverished person who is always looking for more and never satisfied. Chasing just one more handout, one more opportunity, one more deal.
An endless chase to nowhere. A person is only required to put in reasonable effort to provide adequate sustenance for himself and family, without going overboard. Trick is to get to a place of feeling “I have enough”. Satisfied with what Hashem gave me.
Think about it. No one ever winds up with more than is destined for them anyways. There is no guarantee that even if one amassed alot, that he will retain it. How many stories abound of rags to riches and riches to rags. Not in vain did our Sages teach, that only the one who is happy with his lot in life can be considered rich.
Why continue the endless chase to nowhere?
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