Living In A World Without “Enough” Is Dangerous And Unhealthy
Human beings live in realities of their own making — what happens when those realities lose their anchors? Hint: it’s not freedom.
We are inhabitants of a world that never has enough. Whether it’s in terms of emotional fulfillment, money, political power, consumer goods, resources, or anything else that impacts our day to day reality, our existence seems more and more contingent on the sensation of wanting without end.
In simpler terms? We’ve lost our ability to experience true fulfillment, and it’s killing us.
Being the irreverent bastard that I am, I’ll use a poignant lyric from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton to illustrate the modern experience many of us have as, well, ourselves.
“You’re like me, I’m never satisfied…
Is that right?
I’ve never been satisfied.”
I used to describe myself as “restless,” as if that were a defining personality trait. Always wanting, needing, seeking — and all this in spite of having, literally, everything I could ever want or need. And if someone like me can feel that way on a regular basis, it must be a lot worse for those who do not occupy a space as privileged as mine.
