All of our life, we are looking for satisfaction for our needs. We aim to be recognized and therefore we really make an effort with the result, that we do not care about what the recognition is for. And so we attach importance to money, outwardness or status because we assume that this fulfills our deepest need for happiness. This is a farce as we will always need more money, better outwardness, and a higher status since this reputed happiness is based on the competition with who surrounds us. And so it happens, that some of us end with a beautiful and rich shell everybody envies. But in the end, this is worth nothing, if the inside is empty and did not understand, that real happiness can only develop out of itself.
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