Sunday, February 9, 2020

Unhappy


This is why Americans are so unhappy.

BEAUTY: Is measured by soft, silky hair, perfect skin, white teeth, a youthful look and designer clothes. Forget inner beauty.

SUCCESS: Is measured by job status, educational level, salary and titles. Forget service, humanity, sacrifice and changing the lives of others.

ACCOMPLISHMENT: Is measured by celebrity, tweet followers, going viral, possessions and money. Forget intelligence, creativity, spirituality.

SELF-WORTH: Is measured by me-ness, my possessions and my image. Forget integrity, compassion and generosity.

HEROES: Are measured by power, wealth, fame and media-created personas. Forget courage, humility and the struggle to make the world better.

We lust after what is impossible to achieve and fail to find what we need. We go after what is temporal and fail to find what is eternal.

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