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Thank you for the mention Jasmine. You do such a great job at providing wonderful answers that I find it difficult to add anything else after you. In fact, I’ve learned quite the morsel from you therefore thank you. Also, I apologize for the late reply. Summer (my favorite season) is nearly here and I have been busy preparing numerous beautiful events for my loved ones, among others, to partake in.
Cameron,
I have nothing to add about ‘desire’ that Jasmine hasn’t already wonderfully covered. Therefore, I will simply say this: what I love about today’s world is that its resources are vast. When one suffers from drug abuse, there are centers which exists to help those individuals recover. If you are/become homeless, there are programs which will help you get back on your feet. If your children are hungry, there are organizations who will help put food on your table. If you need therapy/counseling, such services can also be obtained. The list is nearly endless. Among such services are those who help people find lifelong companions. I’m sure you know to which I am referring to. These are services that I fully support as I believe them to be and create wholesomeness. Beautiful stories have been conceived because of these services and I believe we should not neglect them. Advanced pairing systems help increase your chances of matching you with a person who relates with you and I am actually in very much agreement with such arrangements. Anything in which helps positively increase our fulfillment is something that I encourage.
With this said, I will also add that companionship (in near all societies) is a highly idealized subject. In our minds, it is not wrong to say that we have certain views/ideas of companionship and its many different stages. It is when these events do not happen as we would like them to that our dissatisfaction is conceived and the possibility of self-induced prolonged misery may occur. To avoid such results, it is important to remind ourselves that ALL events are dynamic; that they transpire accordingly and exactly as they are supposed to. Retaining this view will greatly help our relationships and overall all aspects of our lives.
I hope this helps.
Your Friend,
Al