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DETERMINATION AND CONTENTMENT
happiness instead of part time happiness? How could we look back and say, "I lived a worthwhile life." Even if it takes us several days or several weeks to find this out, the time that we spend in this contemplation will be the most worthwhile time that we ever spent.
Finally our contemplation should be as to how to align our life with that we have discovered as worthwhile. This contemplation till this moment is living in the past in a sense. Now we need to return to the present and align our life with that. It is necessary to remember that as long as we are alive, we are never too old to change. When we have a choice of what to do with our time, it is wisdom to pick that which will help us to get what we really want.
There is no use in wailing over the past and getting distracted. We should remember that “contentment is the greatest form of wealth.” Contentment and acceptance of the situation should never be confused with complacence and indifference. Cultivating contentment means learning
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