Contentment

Why is it that, by nature, people cannot seem to find any contentment with what they already have -- and that which, with all its attributes, already exceed the ordinary? (Uhm. If I continue speaking in tongues, I'd end up not getting my message across).

For example: I want a house. So I got a house. But.. I want a house with furnishings. So I got the furnishings. But... I want new furnishings. So I got rid of the old to buy the new. And so on.. and so forth. Get my drift? It's like wanting to get to the top when in essence there is no top because it is endless. (Whatever it is).

There never seem to be this complacency in inward disposition... never a sense of fulfillment. There is always the need or the need to be. And with this kind of mindset, we believe that if we acquire whatever it is we "want", there will be happiness. But when does this "wanting for more" stop or will it ever stop? It seems that once we've reached the next rise, we still want to go one more level beyond.

This being the case, does it really give us contentment to "win the prize" of acquiring (or achieving)? I think not. Because I want more.. answers.