Are you satisfied with life?

Not too many people like few of us can confidently answer the above question. Maybe I should throw more light on satisfaction and there after ask you the question again. Simply put, to be satisfied is to be happy.

Satisfaction is what the world offers. The world has gone further to idolized and iconizes it. The world description of satisfaction is the feeling you have when you have sex and achieved orgasm. The human icon for satisfaction is a beautiful slim lady. Just take a look at the billboards, advert pages in the newspapers, what of television ads. If you are not still convinced, what do you make of today’s entertainment super stars? Take a look around you today, what do you see? Ladies in tight pants, mini-skirts, very high heel shoes and the likes. The world demands of you to be sexy.

But, there is a level that is higher than satisfaction. That level is fulfillment which is the door way to self actualization. Fulfillment is when you are contented or when you have arrived. Fulfillment is all about you while self actualization is helping others to arrive. How can I make you understand this? Okay, if you studied say for example, Law in the university (passionate about law) and you got a Job in a bank as a marketer; would you consider yourself satisfied, fulfilled or self actualized? I would say you are satisfied; at least you can leave your house every morning and go to work. You can afford the basic necessities of life. But fulfilled or self actualized, I would say no.

You would be fulfilled in such employment if you are employed as a lawyer to work in the legal department of the same bank since you are passionate about Law. Let us come unto maturity. What the world is offering is one third of what God has destined for your life. I know so because I am experiencing it. Satisfaction; fulfillment and self actualization do not consist in the abundance of sex or things you have but in the relationship you have with God and in impacting people’s life positively.

There are three things you must do on the way to self actualization. Firstly, do not be distracted by the lure of sex, money and power. Secondly, save your time, energy and money and invest wisely on heavenly things and your environment. Lastly, you must plan.

I ask you once again, are you satisfied, fulfilled or self actualized?