We are born into the world with absolutely nothing. Our parents might be extremely wealthy. We might be destined for positions of power and privilege. But every one of us is born naked, with nothing in our hand. Likewise we will exit this life with nothing in our hand as well. The mortician may dress us in our finest clothes. Our loved ones may place treasures with us in our casket. But when our spirit departs from our deceased bodies, we will have nothing in our hand. We bring nothing in to this life and we take nothing out. Yet we spend a good portion of our lives frantically seeking to accumulate possessions and wealth, nonetheless.
The reality is that our body needs very little in order to have its needs met. Food, clothing, and perhaps shelter, and our fundamental needs are satisfied. Yet our eyes are continually viewing things that entice us to desire more than we need. It is not that we truly require them, but that we want them! Some people can spend the greater part of their lives dissatisfied merely because they do not possess that which they lust after. How tragic to lose your joy over a non-essential!
Some people have little, but they enjoy great contentment. Others have much, yet they are dissatisfied. The key is not in the amount of our possessions, but in the level of our contentment. Those who are satisfied with little, have a greater life than a king who is discontent with much.
Are you truly a contented person?