Picking up where we left off in the last post:
A girl gets married. That is an accomplishment. Her single friends look at her with envy. She ACCOMPLISHED. She is settled. A husband. He works for Goldman Sachs. They put down money on a nice house in the Five Towns. She is expecting. How fortunate is she!!
Well, how is her relationship with her husband? Is it satisfying? How are her other social contacts? Is she satisfied in her relationships? Does she like her community? How is she dealing with the scars she carries from her youth [we are all scarred]? We look at the externals and are ignorant at what is really going on in a person's soul.
And how about her husband? His friends envy him. Graduated Wharton with honors. Great job. Pretty wife who seems so sweet!! Beautiful new house. Whispers are that his parents helped significantly with the down payment. He's got it GOOD, right???
Ahhhh - but what is REALLY going on. He is taking medication for his anxiety. He doesn't like his job. His wife SEEMS sweet but can be extremely difficult at times. He is frustrated with his learning because he can never really free himself from the pressures of work. He misses being single.
What people REALLY crave is that their souls should be satisfied and external signs of achievement aren't truly fulfilling.
