"Nothing can satisfy greed, but even a small measure satisfies nature. So it is that the poverty of an exile brings no misfortune, for no place of exile is so barren as not to produce ample support for a person."-SENECA, ON CONSOLATION TO HELVIA, 10.11b
("탐욕은 결코 만족할 수 없지만, 자연은 작은 것만으로도 충분히 만족합니다. 그래서 망명의 가난은 불행을 가져오지 않으니, 어떤 망명지라도 사람을 위한 충분한 양식을 제공하지 않는 곳은 없습니다." - 세네카, 헬비아에게 보내는 위로의 글, 10.11b)
It can be beneficial to reflect on what you used to accept as normal. Consider your first paycheck-how big it seemed then. Or your first apartment, with its own bedroom and bathroom and the ramen you gladly scarfed down in the kitchen. Today, as you've become more successful, these conditions would hardly feel sufficient. In fact, you probably want even more than what you have right now. Yet just a few years ago those paltry conditions were not only enough, they felt great!
When we become successful, we forget how strong we used to be. We are so used to what we have, we half believe we'd die without it. Of course, this is just the comfort talking. In the days of the world wars, our parents and grandparents ...
