The Source of Contentment

Contentment is dependant

Upon the source in which it lies.

Can one find happiness in

A multitude of enterprise?

Perhaps wealth or position?

Attainment of a lofty goal?

Obtaining independence?

Functioning well within one’s role?

The value of contentment

Reflects the source from which it came.

Therefore, to test its value,

One must remove the source by name.

Observe lack of contentment

In sudden change of circumstance,

Poor health or lost position,

Rejection of a cash advance.

Alas, bitterness enters

With expectations unfulfilled.

The seed of discontentment

Implants itself, begins to build

Upon the void left open

Where happiness did once reside,

And desperately one reaches,

Another source to put inside.

The only true contentment

Reflects the source from which it came.

And having firm foundation,

It does not move; it stays the same.

Though countless changes happen,

It is impossible to take

Away this true contentment,

Even with life itself at stake.

Where does one find the source of

Contentment in the midst of strife?

The Saviour, the Creator,

The Source… the Way, the Truth, the Life.

~ae    12/18/2000