When Enough is Enough

I had another great day that started taking a friend from Choice Center to Church with me at Central. The series for the month is on happiness and has been a great learning along my path. I'm surrounded by propaganda promising happiness when I buy this or that. When I get the latest and greatest I'll be happy. It's a bunch of horse shit, the happiness sticks with me for only a short period of time. Usually until the next greatest thing comes out that I usually can't afford.

It's amazing how I've thought when I get a better paying job I'll be happy. When I can afford a house I'll be happy. When I get that long term relationship I'll be happy. Well guess what everyone I'm happy. I'm happy with who I am. I'm happy with what my values and principles are. I'm happy with my deep and long lasting friendships. I'm just all around happy without any of those other things I've thought would bring me happiness.

Jud talked today about a friend of his who told him the opposite of poverty isn't wealth. The opposite of poverty is "enough". This same friend lives in a double wide although he could afford a better home. When Jud asked him why he doesn't buy something better, the response was "When it's enough it's enough" How simple that is and yet how profound.

If I and society could get that simple concept "when it's enough it's enough" how different our world would be. People would have less stress, more money, deeper friendships and relationships just to name a few. Wouldn't it be great to live in a world where I don't have to keep up with the Jones?