This Hint Of Misfortune In These People Who Have Everything

Today, many people think that a large part of their problems is that they have nothing, which is why they spend most of their life acquiring, or trying to acquire, all of those things that they think can make them happy.

The problem is, this reasoning is wrong, and as a result, they never get enough of it to be happy. So there is a hint of misfortune among those who have everything.

Excess, in whatever form, is a burden.

Consequently, it leads to deformations and difficulties in achieving a true quality of life… and this applies to everything: excess of food, drink, goods, beauty, success, etc.

“Poverty does not come from the decrease in wealth, but from the multiplication  of desires.”

-Plato-

The desire to always have more of something does not emanate from a particular lack of that thing.

An alcoholic does not lack alcohol, just as the compulsive glutton does not need more protein, nor does the millionaire lack money, but yet that does not mean that the alcoholic does not feel the need to drink alcohol, the compulsive glutton the need to eat, and the millionaire the need to have more money.

In each of these cases, the real desire is masked, which is why it is never satisfied.

Those who have everything

There is a truth that seems contradictory at first glance: lacking material goods leads to unhappiness, but owning them does not mark the beginning of happiness either.

We human beings need a worthy material foundation in order to build ourselves as people, to grow and evolve.

If we lack this minimum, we will probably start to feel a whole series of lacks that will lead us to injustice and lack of autonomy.

Extreme poverty does not allow access to education, health, or cultural goods.

It prevents being able to benefit from the goods of the company under equal conditions.

Generally, it also condemns to a precarious life and misfortune, since everyday life no longer revolves around a single goal: that of ensuring its survival.

At the other extreme are those who have everything and who, theoretically, should be better people, precisely because they have everything, or even more.

Their ease of access to education, their ability to access more rewarding experiences, and knowing themselves to be luckier than most human beings, all of this should translate into a greater level of happiness in their lives. .

However, many of them are, on the contrary, overwhelmed by misfortune …

Usually, people who have everything are usually problematic, demanding and unconventional.

Caprice dominates them and dissatisfaction invades them. They are selfish and superficial, even nonchalant in the face of the world.

They are generally cynical. This does not apply to 100% of people with this condition, but it is still very common.

More is less and less is more?

In the field of personal development, money is only one instrument which is far from being the most important.

As was specified previously, every human being should be able to count on a minimum of dignified conditions allowing him to develop and find his place in culture and society.

However, beyond that, what ultimately defines the success or failure of a person born in conditions of poverty is their ability or not to cope with difficulties in innovative ways.

The difficulties faced by a person experiencing poverty are numerous.

The difficulty indeed lies in everyday life, like the sun and the moon.

“Something or someone is always missing”, as the text of Facundo Cabral says.

You always have to manage, measure, distribute. Life is a daily challenge that we must take up, and this from an early age.

For those who have everything, things are not that difficult; these people are rarely exposed to extreme situations where being is more important than having.

Most people who have money know this and then try to educate their children in austerity, but even then their horizon remains secure, unlike those who have nothing, and who struggle day after day in uncertainty.

Finally, in most cases, those who have little develop their capacity to be resilient more vigorously.

They learn to deal with frustration, and they realize the value of everything they get. On the contrary, those who have everything forget this feeling of vertigo.

It is true: they suffer less, and this on many levels, which is why they will always be, generally, less resistant to the hard blows of fate. There is a touch of unhappiness in all excess.