Closing Thought
"For it is said that humans are never satisfied,
that you give them one thing and they want
something more. And this is said in disparagement,
whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has..."
-- John Steinbeck
Think of all the great accomplishments which have come about
because people were not satisfied with the way things were.
We are never satisfied, yet we continue to pursue satisfaction.
In the process we achieve some measure of greatness. We invent,
we create, we express, we cooperate, we build, we challenge and
we think, all because we can never be completely satisfied.
Fulfillment comes not from ever reaching a state of absolute
satisfaction, but rather from continually moving toward it.
If we ever achieved absolute satisfaction, we certainly would
not be satisfied with it. There would no challenge against
which it could be applied.
Just as money would be worthless if there was nothing to buy,
the sense of satisfaction we get from our accomplishments
would be useless if there was nothing more to accomplish.
There's always something more to be done. Find your joy
in doing it.
THE DAILY MOTIVATOR, Wednesday, February 11, 1998
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