In order to be contented, it is not so simple as to compare
yourself with Africans that have no food to eat. For all you know,
the African is more contented than you are.
How is that possible? Contentment is everything to do with the mind
and nothing to do with the stomach.
Singaporeans particularly would really find it difficult to find
contentment because the underlying culture of Singapore is greed
and material prosperity.
Even churches preaching prosperity can become a mega church and
when the other churches see what is happening, there, they too will
start to preach prosperity through Jesus Christ.
Singapore political leaders cannot resist and promote greed. They
tell Singaporeans to be thankful and contented when their $2K
salary has a 4% increase while they give themselves a 30% pay rise
above their million dollars salaries.
It makes it much more difficult for the people to be contented when
they see this type of behavior from their so-called leaders
(so-called because they are dictators in disguised, not
leaders.)
While it is difficult, it is not impossible to find contentment in
Singapore.
What you need to do is to transform your mind but to transform your
mind is for some people an impossibility.
They cannot transform their minds even when they are unhappy
because they are
1. scared that they become even more unhappy
2. they are unsure what to do to transform their minds
3. when they go to religious leaders for help, they are sold
irrational beliefs
My 2 cents worth. You now need to get the other $999,999.98 cents
worth in order to find contentment.
