What does that phrase mean to you? We could maybe look at it as greed \u2013 always wanting more, better, and different. I\u2019ve heard greed defined as \u201cI want it to keep you from getting it\u201d. long ago, I observed my children as infants, toddlers and teenagers, as they had to get it no matter what because they wanted it \u201cright now\u201d!<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been conditioned by big business to always have the latest fashion, the latest car, the latest medicine, even the latest soap detergent — what\u2019s \u201cin\u201d. \u00a0And big business determines \u201cwhat\u2019s in.\u201d<\/p>\n
But this idea can also apply to many other things in our daily lives. How many of the \u201cI want this \u2013 not that\u201ds can you observe as you go through your day? Do you observe the same in others. Maybe we could even run an experiment in seeing that when we get what we wanted the joy in the \u201cgetting\u201d lasts how long? Do we still want it or do we immediately move on to another something? Some examples.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t like this boyfriend\/girlfriend anymore, I want that guy\/girl. She\u2019s prettier, he has more money, he would \u201ctake care of me\u201d.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want this being tied down, I want to be free to do what I want to do when I want to do it..<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want this being alone, I want a companion.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t want to live here, it\u2019s too hot \u2013 I want to move to a cooler place \u2013 I don\u2019t like so much snow, I want to move to the tropics.<\/p>\n
Seems we\u2019re never satisfied with what we have, we find fault with it instead of appreciating it and being thankful for what we already have. We\u2019re always looking for something that will make me \u201chappy\u201d as if that were a permanent state of being. How long have you ever experienced happiness?<\/p>\n
So as we observe ourselves and others through the day; it can be interesting to see where this idea of \u201cthis and that\u201d is working.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t like \u201cthis\u201d. I want \u201cthat\u201d. And the minute you get \u201cthat\u201d in your little hot fist, what is it?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a \u201cthis\u201d, right?. So now I don\u2019t like it for very long — it\u2019s old, it\u2019s boring.\u00a0\u00a0 And here goes the struggle that most people are in. I\u2019ve just got to have \u201cthat\u201d \u2013 I don\u2019t like \u201cthis\u201d.<\/p>\n
And here is a strange thing that you will find runnin\u2019 through everbody\u2019s mind. I don\u2019t like \u201cthis\u201d but take a look \u2013 \u201cthis\u201d is always in the present. Where is the \u201cthat\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s always in the future.<\/p>\n
And so the \u201cthat\u201d is made it into a goal and is glomed onto as very important because I\u2019ll be \u201cin\u201d, \u201chealthy\u201d, \u201chappy\u201d. Does that ever happen on a permanent basis? When we get it, it\u2019s now a \u201cthis\u201d and I tire of it quite quickly.<\/p>\n
So a person tears themselves to pieces to gain a goal \u2013 once they get it, it\u2019s suddenly not good enough, it\u2019s old, it didn\u2019t produce what I thought it would — what was promised \u2013 the thing, the circumstance or the event is no longer of any interest \u2013 one is then looking for another \u201cthat\u201d.<\/p>\n
Just to see what\u2019s going on can be of value.\u00a0\u00a0 Look around and see what you can see?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What does that phrase mean to you? We could maybe look at it as greed \u2013 always wanting more, better, and different. I\u2019ve heard greed defined as \u201cI want it to keep you from getting it\u201d. long ago, I observed … Continue reading