We need to be contented with our situation, our associates, our income, our looks, and our knowledge. It doesn’t mean we become complacent. Contentment and complacency are not identical. Complacency says, “I’m all right. I’m fine. I’ve done all I can.” Contentment says, “The way things are provides the conditions for my growth.” Contentment is essential for peace. Discontent creates all the turmoil in the heart and in the world. Discontent makes us do the most absurd things in order to change what we believe to be the cause. We argue, try to change the people we live with or the country we
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