Obviously, there is a question of the size of desire, whether it is satisfied or not. Contented people have low desires, or don't want to be controlled by desires. He regards desire as a dispensable thing, and realizing it is a blessing. If he can't reach it, he doesn't care, just give up or switch to other aspects. Life is alive, rich and glorious, life does not bring, death does not bring. You should treat money like dirt and wealth like floating clouds, and don't care too much about gains and losses.
Contentment is related to happiness, because after contentment, the mood can be peaceful, people can be kind, and smiles can be natural. Although you have three meals a day, you can enjoy the family happiness of life. This kind of life realm is unimaginable for people who are immersed in prosperity all day and will never feel satisfied.
Know life, a contented man, resigned himself to his fate. The so-called know life is never greedy, knowing that enough is enough, and closing it when it is good; The so-called resignation is to admit and accept the reality and never fight fearlessly. Therefore, all misfortunes and sufferings are inevitable for those who are satisfied, and there is no need to cry.
There are many things in life that can make a contented "Tao Tao enjoy it". Having a piano and a book is a pleasure to play and recite. It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar, but I don't know how drunk I am. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the breeze is blowing. Watching the moon and climbing mountains is a pleasure. Walking and coming back after the excitement can also be a kind of enjoyment; It is a pleasure for a good man to aim at all directions and travel around the world. It is also a pleasure to meet an old friend in a foreign land and return to your hometown when you are lonely ... As long as your mind can relax, tighten and stretch, you can understand everything and find reasons for satisfaction and happiness everywhere.
Of course, the most important magic weapon to be satisfied with life is to "take a step back and think about it". The so-called "to take a step back" is a vast highland in Putian, where the mystery of life has been fully exerted. They can afford it and put it down. They know that even if it is buried underground, it is still real gold. "The inch is long and the foot is short." They are themselves, focusing on what they should do and thinking about what they should think every day.
Contentment is not passive resignation, but active objectivity. It is to objectively understand and accurately judge the goals and aspirations that have been achieved, fully affirm the current state, and thus always maintain a happy and peaceful mentality. Contentment is a kind of mental health, a kind of spiritual restraint and generosity. Contentment is a kind of open-mindedness, the wisdom of getting rid of a lot of selfish desires and greed, being reasonable and not going into a dead end.
A contented person is indifferent, can treat success or failure rationally, is good at summing up experiences and lessons, and then is willing to make progress and explore. A contented person has an optimistic attitude and can calmly deal with the difficulties in life. In fidgety and noisy, it will filter out depression and dullness, and precipitate a tacit understanding and goodwill. Treat life with happiness and sunshine. Happy people know how to cherish their blessings, less than the last one, but more than the next one. Grassroots people have their freedom, and nobles have their troubles. The Buddhist scripture says, "The content is sacred".
Contentment is an attitude and happiness is a feeling. Happiness lies in contentment, which conforms to the Confucian doctrine of the mean. All actions are moderate, compromise is appropriate, the most appropriate and appropriate state, and you can't pursue nothing or too much. Everything pays attention to a "degree". In short, it is an extremely satisfied attitude towards the pursuit of happiness. When a person knows satisfaction, his heart is always happy and philosophical, which is beneficial to his physical and mental health. On the contrary, if you are insatiable and unsatisfied, you will always feel anxious and even miserable.