When is enough, enough?

           

Never forget who you are. There is a saying that says, "If you do not stand for something you will fall for anything" There are so many things in our daily lives that are trying to change us. From the style of shirt wear to the skin cream the will take years off your life. It may sound simple but it is not funny when it is too late. There are too many people who have forgotten where there are from and what there people believed in. 

There are so many a people who are from humble beginnings only to allow the bling and the glamour of this mad age to change their perspective to a perception of who they "should" be. How wonderful things are when we are satisfied with what we have, me included. Greed and the desire to be rich change us sometimes to a point of no return. If only we realize that until we are content with what we have, we will never have enough. We are constantly bombarded by what we should get, when we need or what is good for us. If we allow it we will never be satisfied and our want for that fill will never happen. As Dr. Leon F. Seltzer said on psychology today; what connects the various addictions is that enough is never enough—not for long anyway. As addicts progress (or rather, regress) into their addiction, to derive sufficient gratification they must constantly seek more and more of their drug of choice. For “more” is the keyword of addiction. It doesn't matter whether they’re addicted to a substance, relationship, or activity—the “ante” for getting enough of the object of their craving must continually be raised.

But of all the things one might be addicted to, nothing tops the greed-laden pursuit of wealth in its audacity, manipulativeness, and gross insensitivity to the needs and feelings of others. Not to mention its extreme, short-sighted, irresponsible covetousness. Ask a multi-millionaire or billionaire so afflicted (if you can find one willing to talk to you!), and you’ll discover that their “mega-fortune quest” really has no end point. They won’t be able to name the definitive “millionth” or “billionth” that, finally, will do it for them. They can’t because the means by which they reap their riches has itself become the end.

Sometimes it is when we reach a breaking point that we realize what is going on. The little problems in our lives probably are there to keep us in check. Now, to be an achiever in life is not a bad thing, however, we can sacrifice too much for something that is not filling. As Dr Leon said, "They won’t be able to name the definitive “millionth” or “billionth” that, finally, will do it for them."