Dear Saje:

Regarding the quote you presented: “Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you”-

– taken literally, it cannot be true in most or all situations: for example, a starving or a terribly abused person cannot possibly be content with starvation or abuse. This quote is not absolutely true in other, less extreme situations such as yours. You need a partner and you don’t have one: you can’t be content with your valid need not being met- not for long.

Here is one way to understand this quote in a non-literal way, elaborated: when you need something and you don’t have it, do what you can to get your valid need met, but don’t waste your time and energy obsessing on it and feeling miserable. Instead, focus on and find contentment in what you do have (while doing what you can do to get what you need).

Does my take on it make sense to you, and would you like to elaborate on your particular unmet need/ unsatisfactory relationship?

anita