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When people are asked, “How many of you are content and happy
with what you have?” the reply of an overwhelming majority of
people is “Not me.” And when they are asked what do they want
most out of life, the typical reply is “I want to be happy,” as
if happy is some kind of a place, like Disneyland or Happy Land.
But happiness is not a destination. It’s a process. In fact,
happiness is not even so much a sentiment (contrary to popular
culture reinforced by the media) but more of a state of being
and an attitude if you will. It comes from feeling connected
with everything and everyone. It is the level of our awareness
that makes the difference between living “happily” or unhappily.
Living in an increasingly artificial world, it’s easy to forget
our spiritual roots, and very hard not to live the illusion of
life rather than life itself. When we live by the motto: “He
with the most toys lives,” rather than “He with the most joys
lives,” we invariably experience artificial joy that prevents us
from living fully in the here and now while connecting with real
people, real life and having real joy. Perhaps that’s because
knowingly or unknowingly, many of us fell victim to the illusion
of The American Dream and its promise for sweet success based on
a materialistic values system.
So before rushing to say: “I want more money,” confusing
material success with experiencing more love and joy, ask
yourself “at what cost? Is the high price tag for achieving
success, as narrowly defined by THE AMERICAN DREAM, worth the
effort and the great sacrifice? In the pursuit of THE AMERICAN
DREAM it’s easy to lose sight of what’s really important and
overlook the many trappings of success. You may sacrifice so
much just “to get there” only to discover that there is no
“there” there. There is more to life than material success and
living by the code of external and shallow values that really
don’t serve our highest good and purpose. Then you become
disillusioned and life easily becomes an empty experience
devoid of meaning and real joy or purpose.
This is not to say that you should not strive for excellence or
even material success. After all, there is nothing virtuous
about being poor. How can you help your fellow human being when
you are suffering from lack yourself? It’s unfortunate that
money has such a bad reputation (“money is the root of all
evil”). In fact it’s the love of money – greed - that drives
some to commit crimes that is the root of all evil). When used
properly with the element of charity being incorporated, money
can be a very useful tool to actually make a difference.
It is more spiritual to live well for yourself so that you can
give yourself away to benefit others. You are an expression of
life itself and that demands your active participation in the
process of life through creativity and prosperity. However, it’s
essential that you make informed decisions based on the awareness
that the promise of THE AMERICAN DREAM which is based on a
materialistic and shallow values system (to have it all and
enjoy it all and live happily ever after) is just an illusion
that may not be in your best interest and can actually cause you
more harm than good. Success has its own trappings. It demands
a very high price tag that may not be worth it.
But if you still insist on knowing whether or not you have
reached “Happy Land,” in the end you will know it when you live
your life consciously. That means you practice the attitude of
gratitude for all the blessings in your life (remember it could
always be worse). Your joy of life is not dependent on external
values such as the accumulation of possessions that produce
artificial joy that is as fleeting as it is cruel. You stop
defining yourself based on somebody else’s narrow definition of
who you are and should be. After all, your true essence, which
is constantly changing and expansive, is beyond any man-made
definition. Now that’s something to get excited about.
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