Satisfaction and a bit more

Satisfaction and a bit more

“He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.”

― Epicurus

Have you ever wondered why a feast or dinner marks the culmination of all major function or celebrations? Why don’t they end with grandiose gifts or great shows? The answer can be given in one word – satisfaction. There is only one true satisfaction to everyone, regardless of all divides – the satisfaction of a wholesome meal that leaves you satisfied, at least temporarily, until the next hunger pang. He whole is satisfied with the most basic is a true celebrator of life

Satisfaction, as a term, is hard to define. It is a feeling of having reached where you wanted to reach, achieved what you wanted to achieve. It is not a feeling that will persist – satisfaction shifts boundaries every moment. In short satisfaction or contentment, is perhaps the most elusive of emotions. One word that associates with satisfaction is “Enough”. Enough is a relative term, and varies from person to person. It varies from time to time even in the same person. G.K. Chesterton once said, “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” Accumulating more and more is an endless task and probably ends with death. Whereas desiring less or desiring well is a more promising option.

Advocates exist for the cause dissatisfaction. “As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death. ” George Bernard Shaw. Perhaps dissatisfaction is the true cause of all human progress.

Satisfaction can best be achieved when it is not seen as a goal. It really is a by-product of a life well lived.  True satisfaction is the end result of a life well lived, duties well done, time well spent. Those who have experienced satisfaction often say that it was the effort that satisfied rather than the actual result. In short, true satisfaction can be found only in efforts, attempts at doing something worthwhile. If your deeds are capable of bringing a smile on the face of someone in sorrow, relief to someone in pain, appease hunger of a starving man, help cure a man in ill health – that then is a proven way to satisfaction.