Being contented is a good state to be in but it is also a non achiever's  mind. Indian culture lays too much emphasis on contentment and thus the drive to create/achieve is lost. Some amount of dissatisfaction acts as a motivator to achieve.

Count your blessings not your curses. No man is born with all blessings or al curses. Every individual has both blessings and curses. It is advisable to capitalize  the blessings and discard the curses. Else, it erodes the very individual physically and mentally.

The main reason of sorrow is a feeling that one does not get what he/she deserves. Develop a mind set up to appreciate what we have, then all the sorrows will be changed into happiness

It is not as simple as that to wish away our sorrows especially when people feel cornered on all sides. No doubt it is a good attitude to not dwell on our sorrows and try to get out of it. But while you go through the experience, it is not easy to do so..

The best way to appreciate your life is to turn attention to the numerous blessings in it. From the very moment of the birth till this very day, there had been number of blessings one after another. But the problem is that we forget about our blessings when we face slight pain or small problem. 

Staying steady in testing times , no doubt is difficult. Maintaining patience is also difficult. But to get disturbed by problems we are sabotaging ourselves.  This quality of being stable in adverse conditions comes with age.

Some people are blessed with number of good things in their life even if they do not deserve it. But the life of some people are very miserable and always with obstructions even if they are very capable and intelligent. They cannot lead a happy life. Once we think about those people whose situation is worst than ours, we can avoid our negativity.

Wisdom lies in maintaining equanimity in every kinds of UPS and DOWNS.  Running away from the adversities is not desirable. Facing the adversities is what is needed.

Just as we condemn persons for their one wrong doing inspite of a lifetime of good deeds we do the same to ourselves also by moaning what we do not have. 

It's the general human tendency. We look down our own virtues and indulge in self pity.

Nobody is absolutely perfect in this world. One way or other, every human being is weak, fragile and imperfect. The ability to understand one's own limitations and accept them plays a very crucial part in making a person happy. Change what you can and accept what you cannot.  Never try to compare you with others. Instead, let's start living our lives.