@Wilson, thanks for sharing the beautiful quote. I love it!

@Mary Madeline, I’m glad that you’ve enjoyed this post.

@Carlota, I don’t think that there is anything wrong with setting goals. It is only when you become too attached to the outcome that causes the suffering. The point is to also enjoy the journey whilst getting there. Yes, if you are experiencing freedom, it may denote a state of non-attachment and joy.

Finally I was able to read you post! Wow, thank you so much for the thought provoking story. It really makes me think and look at my own life differently; What do I really want and is it getting me to “were” I want to be? Everyones post was a delight as well, many, but well worth reading. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you. =)

With Love & Light,

Mary Madeline

The purpose of life is joyous;
The result of life is expansion.

Make a wish (expansion) and enjoy the journey towards the wish.

The fourth child was being ingenious. I think it could be a positive if some of his wishes were turned outward, to benefit other people.

@Carlota, I am thinking that it is possible to be contented, have desires but not attached to our them. Wishful thinking on my part? I think not. Deepak Chopra appears to be one such person who embodies having the balance.

@Jonathan, oh please do. I am in the midst of writing my next post.

@Mark, I just wrote to Carlota saying the same thing as you…LOL!

@Diane, you are right that discontent can sometimes drive us to make positive changes. We somehow need to experience what-we-do-not-want in order to know what-we-want. Therein lies the paradox.

@Flora, how true. As we get older and older, we no longer look for the stuff that does not bring us real happiness. We come to realize that what matters most of all is a sense of inner peace and contentment.

I think there need to be a balance of being contented and having more wishes.

While being contented is good, having more wishes (goals) mean you have something to strive for, which is necessary in order to lead a more fulfilling life. Can you imagine a life without wishes (goals)?

Besides, if we all have no more wishes, the world will grind to a halt and stop progressing.

We should be grateful for what we already have, yet at the same time, set goals to achieve more so as to keep moving forward.

Just my two cents worth of thought.

Cheers~

Mark