That feeling of contentment, when all seems to be well, when we have the peaceful calm about us; is something we all long for. Sometimes we confuse happiness or pleasure, even gain for contentment, only to find out they are not the same.Â
Adam and Eve had all they would ever need and truthfully all they could hope for, yet when tempted they sought something else. Once they got what they had sought they realized they were not more content, but actually less content than their original state.
We too, find ourselves thinking, “if I could only have this”, or “if only my situation or condition would change this way”, I would be content. You see by thinking this way we prove that contentment is something to be desired. The truth, if we would accept it is that, no condition of itself will bring contentment, but rather we experience contentment when our mind brings us to it.