Discontentment of Humans

photo courtesy of Leader to Leader

Are you fully contented? Who among us is? Is there always an unreachable star? One may be full of money and yet not happy of it? Poor people want money? Your height is not enough? Your curves is not perfect? This and that? This and that? And women always want something, like a bigges bust, longer legs, perfect rounded buns, always red and full lips, not fat, this and that, and that and you know... and this and that? Human beings are supposed to be the most reasonable and intelligent creatures but what's happened? What has become of "humans"? Just to think of it, it's actually "degarading" and ridiculous!  ANd I am one of this race... and I too have cravings... and discontentments... just like you! :)

Yesterday, over lunch at work, my dear colleagues and I were discussing about this topic, especially from the side of women. We were talking about body perations such as breast enlargements, liposiction and stuff and as one friend noted, "99% of women are not happy of their body, even the models themselves". Well, I can imagine how those models be unhappy.  I have one discontentment: getting the right curves on the right place but never would I go as deep as having liposuction or having implants, I think in this way, I am happy of what I have. 

Why do we have discontentment? In economic stand point, I always remember in my economics class back in the university that "himans have insatiable wants" and I think this explains it. There is always something there that I can't reach! In a way, this general attitude is a good thing because we all strive for self-improvement and for the betterment of life... or do we?

Having so many discontentments at times is also not healthy. It can make people get depressed and eventually suicide.. Scary huh? But who put us in this status? That we all have to behave this way? Women should be measuring 40-28-40 and should have at least 180 cm in height? And men should be full of money? Oh come on! It's all our making so we have to deal with it individually... For those who can't handle this enough, so bad, they turn having bad attitudes or sour at others... But at least, having this reaction is better that cutting/throwing life just for the sake of these unending discontentments, right?