2nd reading - 25th sunday ordinary time

"Whereever you find jealousy and ambition,you find disharmony,
and wicked things of every kind being done; whereas the
wisdom that comes down from above is essentially something pure;
it also makes for peace, and is kindly and considerate;
it is full of compassion and shows itself by doing good; nor is there any trace of partility or hypocrisy in it.
Peacemakers, when they work for peace, sow the seedswhich will bear fruit in holiness.

Where do these wars and battles between yourselves first start? Isn't it precisely in the desires fighting inside your ownselves? You want something and you haven't got it; so you are prepared to kill. You have an ambition that you cannot satisfy; so you fight to get your way by force. Why you don't have what you want is because you don't pray for it; when you do pray and don't get it, it is because you have not prayed properly, you have prayed for something to indulge your own desires."

i think this passage makes a lot of sense and definately applies to many of us today. friends reading this, i hope you guys will read it and make some light of it because we really need to understand the meaning of contentment. besides the main practicalities of life, isnt dere so much more to be happy and thankful for? why do we always want better things? whatever happened to the simplicities in life? shudnt we crave for love, peace, joy and hope?
as globalisation continually takes place, i feel our sense of belonging is drifting further and further away from us. that scares me because if that is true, how are we to identify what is truly impt to us anymore?
learn to appreciate everyone and everything ard you, because we shudnt wait till we lose them; the feeling of loss is far too intense.