Abundance and Lack
We all want abundance, and not lack. We all desire abundance in
education, family, relationships, profession, and money; in particular, nobody
wants lack—one thing nobody wants in life. But abundance often creates many attachments in our lives.
The reality is that you can have all the money in the world and
still be as miserable as sin. The truth of the matter is that it is love, rather than money, that actually
makes the world go round. Everybody is chasing money, and looking for ways of
getting more. But if missing out
love, a vital ingredient, making the world go round will only guarantee failure
and unhappiness.
Another related profound truth is that abundance and lack are no
more than a perception of the mind. Everything is relative, including abundance and lack. If one is grateful for what
one already has, even though it might be perceived as lack by others, one not
only perceives but also makes everything enough.
A Case in Point
At the end of 2007, John
Kralik, an attorney who owned a law firm, experienced debts and disasters
in both his life and career.
One day, after a walk in the mountains, Kralik became enlightened:
as his 2008 New Year resolution, he decided
to write a thank-you note a day for the rest of the year to every one he
knew.
Kralik’s 2008 “gratitude project” had changed his life completely.
Instead of his feeling of discontent regarding his lack, and his envy of those
who had what he did not have, he had learned to be grateful for his law firm, his practice, his friends, and his
family, despite the many disasters and drawbacks he had previously experienced.
Kralik’s gratitude began to change every aspect of his life. His relationships
with his family, his friends, and his staff improved significantly; his law
firm avoided bankruptcy, and turned around completely.
Gratitude is something that you get more only by giving it away
more. Expression of gratitude generates happiness that overcomes the unhappy
feelings of lack.
Stephen
Lau
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Stephen Lau
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