Wealth can be a blessing, but it can also be a cross to bear. This is because wealth makes us needy.
For example, as I walk around my house, I am quick to observe any items out of place. The picture on the wall in the bathroom is off kilter. I notice my hands as I adjust it and my fingernails need to be clipped. I sit in my ergonomic chair with my screen eye level and a footrest for my feet. I open my fridge packed with healthy, and not so healthy, food for me to eat. But it’s not enough…I still need more.
It’s Not Enough
I need my house to be the perfect temperature, a package to be on route (and on time), my clothes to fit in just the right way, and for there to be no miscommunications or difficulties in my day. When these don’t occur in just the right way, I am perturbed, unsettled, and irritable. I caught myself today wondering why these small things can so easily disrupt my happiness. I have realized that wealth has made me needy.
Having comfort and ease at my fingertips has not really made me enjoy my life more–instead, it has set the bar of happiness so high that it seems even more impossible to reach than it did before. I didn’t do this on purpose, and I certainly didn’t see it coming, though I should have seen the signs.
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