Every moment is magical for those who can see it happening all around. When we have the eyes to see the magic of each day, we gain the ability to appreciate even small beautiful things of life. We constantly find ourselve,s content with whatever is happening and whatever is attained in the life. Our contentment also brings creativity and we are able to experience progress by making use of all that is with us.
One of the dependencies that we promote is the dependency on the new. I already own a car but now a better one is coming out. I have a mobile but the new one is in the market today, it has more features and mine is now obsolete. The same thing happens to the rest of the things. Today I have some clothes but the fashion is changing fast. We find the need to fill ourselves with more and more. This way an addiction to the new is generated. We get bored quickly and we need something apparently new and different all the time. I know people who need to buy new clothes all the time because it makes them feel better; they ‘feel’ the newness,
Is this normal?
We encourage this by telling us that happiness is stimulation, the new is stimulating, and comes from the outside or you get it from the outside. We create an addiction to the novel. The reason behind this psychology is actually an addiction to the new to get out of boredom or discomfort with oneself, and the inner need to impress and please others. It is to spend without responsibility. It is to live in the superficiality not in the inner essence of ‘being’. It is to use time to distract one and not creative. It’s not as if buying new stuff or going shopping is wrong but when it becomes a dependency, when it becomes a source of boosting your self esteem, that’s a sign that you are going wrong.
When, in order to be happy, you need to go shopping, you try to fill yourself with something that isn’t you. You try to find wholeness by filling your life with material things. A soul who is spiritually awake knows that they are already complete and they do not need to depend on the purchase of something new regularly for feeling full internally. The only effort is in remembering and reconnecting with their whole self, their complete self; reconnecting with their inner treasures of spiritual knowledge, virtues and powers.
Joy of Freedom
One who are happy, always find something new. Even in the most ordinary and routine situations, they are able to find something interesting. So they are able to use everything that is with them in the best possible way. They are the ones who bring newness with enthusiasm and make the best use of the resources available.
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