I SHOULD MAKE DO WITH WHAT I HAVE AND AVOID DEPRESSION

Why do we always want more than we have?
Are we never satisfied? Isn't it true that the happiest man is the one who is satisfied with his lot? It's a fact that I often ask myself the question: Am I happy? And the answer isn't always the same. It seems to vary according to the moment.

It's a fact that we all experience little moments of depression. It doesn't put us in a good mood. It gives us unpleasant ideas. It's up to us, at this very moment, to understand that it's temporary. But we're stubborn and it doesn't go away.

Having been there, I'd like to recommend to others who find themselves in this situation not to be alarmed. We have the strength within us to put it to work. We need to stop and think about what might happen. There are many possibilities, some good, some not so good. This is the ideal time to put our intelligence to work and make the best decision.

The unfortunate thing would be to do nothing, so the depression persists. It wants to do us harm. It loves this state of pain in the soul. It's our enemy. It's up to us to realize this and not fall victim to it. Let's be strong and fight it. Our well-being depends on it. Yes, it's hard and that's why we have to fight, even if it's tiring
I've come to understand that it's important when you're depressed to think of someone who loves you and wants to make you feel good.  

Isn't it true that the pain or illness we have doesn't kill us; before that, it depresses us. Unlike Woody Allen, who gets depressed when he thinks when he's not working, I think all the time whether I'm working or not, and it doesn't depress me. By the way, I don't know how the subject changed when my title talks about my contentment.

I remember that a lot of my classmates were depressed because they'd failed an exam, they were all upset, but I wasn't. Was it because I was happy? Was it because I passed? And yet, I'm not a superman, I'm just like everyone else.

I guess, unlike the average person, I'm not looking for more. Could this be the reason for my lack of depression, and if so, could it be the solution to this problem? Why feel stuck, let's find a meaning. Above all, let's avoid being alone. Let's also avoid travelling alone. The feeling of being depressed is up to us. To get out of it, we need the help of our friends.

I learned this famous quote from the famous Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu:
To be content with what you have 'is to be rich'. To which I would gladly say that he may have found something very similar in the Treatise on Principles (Pirke Avot): Who is the rich man? He who is content with his lot. Epicurus, the Greek philosopher, also had something to say about this: 'He who cannot be content with little will never be content with anything. He also said: "Be happy, be content with little".

I'd like to finish this subject by reminding you that depression feeds on inaction, and that action is its natural enemy.

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