Are you content? Are you fine? Are you not sure? Should you be content or should you be fine? If your content, are you settling? Does it mean there is more out there that the world has to offer? Or are you content because you've found what the world has all it has to offer you at this time? Is contentment a good, or bad thing?
You could be content because you're tired of looking, tired of working, tired of worrying about not being content that you just want the world around you to be OK. And now that it is, you don't want to disturb it in fear that you will again lose your contentment. Is being content just being fine? The infamous words...I'm fine. What does that mean?
When you hear someone say...I'm fine, doesn't it leave a little uneasiness, that they're fine but not great. There is something lingering deep down that is keeping them from being great, but they don't want to discuss it with you. They're fine. Or does it mean, I'm fine, I'm perfectly at ease with my surroundings that I don't need to be great, I'm fine.
You could also be content because you have been so great that you don't feel the need to look for more greatness. Your content with what the world has offered you that you feel you don't need anything more. Life is right where it should be. You're fine. Nothing ecstatic is happening, but nothing horrible is happening or bothering you either.
It's like eating a chocolate chip cookie. You're fine with just one. Or are you? Do you feel the need to eat the whole bag? Or do you know that the whole bag will always be there waiting for you that you are content with that one cookie and don't need to indulge yourself with the rest of the bag at that time. Or will the bag not be there waiting for you? Are you going to be passing up that opportunity just to have someone else come along and eat the rest of the cookies. Then when you come back to eat one, there is none left. Then are you left with a feeling of disappointment, or a feeling that it was meant to be that you didn't eat those extra calories and you're fine with it?
Are you content with your one cookie? Do you need the whole bag off cookies? Will the cookies always be there later? Or do you know if you don't indulge now, you might be passing up an opportunity of a lifetime to enjoy that whole bag because you deserve it? Or do you know that you might be passing up that opportunity, but it's OK because you're completely satisfied with that one cookie and you know that if you would of had that whole bag, it wouldn't have just complicated things because now you would of had to go the gym and you hate going to the gym?
I do know one thing... while it's instantly gratifying to just eat that whole bag of cookies, it's more gratifying eating the one and sharing the rest with others. And if I know that the whole bag will be there waiting for me, why not invite a friend over to enjoy a cookie as well? It's possible to be content and fine and be just that with a smile. I may deserve the whole bag, but sometimes what you think you want or may deserve may not be so gratifying or fine doing it alone. Because once your done with the bag of cookies that you ate all by yourself, all your left with is an empty bag and a whole lot of calories that will send you crashing in an hour.
So be content with what you have. Be fine. It's OK. Think twice before you eat that whole bag. Would you rather eat it alone, or enjoy it with some friends?
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