Contentment

Contentment for our achievements may easily become the grave of our progress! (c) Demetrios Trifiatis 21 February 2016

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Bl Devnath

Date: 2/22/2016 12:30:00 PM

Excellent, if stops there stops, so go ahead with new hope always. 7 i feel, my lovely friend,bl

Lewis Nyaga

Date: 2/21/2016 9:49:00 AM

well written, we are our worst critics, going over what we could have done better.. seldom do we give ourself a pat on the back and nudge ourself's forward.. those who do achieve triumphantly

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 2/21/2016 11:57:00 AM

Thank you my friend, Lewis for your kind visit and comment.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/21/2016 9:39:00 AM

Seeking contentment is a life long endeavour and for most men it is rarely achieved. I personally feel that it represents true progress. Life is in a constant state of change therefore we must change and flow with it to maintain our contentment. However I do see that if we concentrate on so called achievements it may prove to be the seeds of our discontent and what man has viewed as achievement, often has led him towards destruction.

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 2/21/2016 11:56:00 AM

My dear friend, Richard, here I am talking of one thing: the "contentment we get when we achieve something" I do not talk of " Contentment" and of "achievement"! I repeat my position: When someone is happy with what he has achieved very often becomes content with his achievement and stops trying to achieve more. This we witness so often in life! Of course there are those who are never content with what they have achieved and continue to achieve more. What I do here is to warn people who are satisfied with what have achieved of the danger to stop progressing. That is all! Thank you for visiting!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/21/2016 5:34:00 AM

- Contentment is wealth, which we have to work hard to achieve - nothing comes "free", my friend Demetrios - Well written - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/21/2016 6:08:00 AM

- That's what I mean by "wealth" ... (Contentment is wealth) nobody is going to achieve this wealth, no human is perfect and never will be .... but we can always do better (richer)

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 2/21/2016 5:53:00 AM

"What I mean my dearest Anne-Lise is that if we are satisfied with what we have achieved then there is the danger not to make any efforts to achieve even more things! Thank you so much for your visit and comment! " Delete

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/21/2016 3:50:00 AM

yes, we are a work in progress... keep the wise lines going, demetrios.. huggs

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 2/21/2016 5:48:00 AM

You are absolutely right, my friend, nette! Thank you for commenting!