On satisfaction, greed, ambition, and self-defense
Good evening. We look forward to working with you again.
I don't often continue to feel satisfied regardless of work or private life.
For example, work went well, and I had a great time with friends, etc., and I feel very satisfied.
However, when I got home and calmed down, I came up with bad aspects such as “I haven't been able to do that job yet” and “that store wasn't good.”
I think it's common up to this point, but what I think is strange about myself is that I have a habit of daring to try to find a bad side even when there aren't any bad sides, for example.
They say things in their imagination and think badly, such as “Actually, it must have been like this behind the scenes.”
It was fun, and I wish I could finish the day.
Is daring to find a bad side due to greed wanting more and more satisfaction?
Or what exactly is the beginning of ambition to aim higher, or the feeling of self-defense where you get a sense of satisfaction and are afraid of subsequent misfortunes, or the feeling of being wary of not being carried away?
Either way, I think it's a habit of thinking that doesn't really benefit me.
(If my habit is due to ambition, I'd like to continue to have ambition in a different way. (I don't really understand myself daring to destroy my sense of satisfaction)
I would appreciate your advice and opinions from monks.
I think I want to explore the cause of this habit, which is nothing but negative for me, and get rid of it.
Thank you for your support.
