How to Balance Desire With Gratitude
Lessons from the ancient Greeks on want, need, and contentment.
Don’t believe the hype about “bigger is better”. There’s nothing wrong with small. Epicurus could have told you this thousands of years ago.
See, our world is made up of a strange dichotomy; we have more paths and choices than ever before, yet we feel unsatisfied. Learning and knowledge have never come easier, yet the bulk of unlimited information at our fingertips regularly reminds us of just how much we don’t know.
This network pipe of the internet has also allowed unknown artists to become famous by playing songs in their bathroom — a feat our ancestors could have never imagined. A resource like this is amazing, it gives us uncountable possibilities for life and success. Here comes the dichotomy again — this untapped possibility for success also reminds us of what we’re not achieving.
We see the world as infinitely large and we want to be the same. It’s like trying to climb a mountain, which continuously grows as you ascend to the peak. There can never be enough to satisfy that gap of what “could be”.
This sounds like a hell of a modern problem. We have unlimited possibilities, but these same possibilities make us feel useless in many ways. How can one truly take advantage…
