” Rather, in a more mystical sense, contentment can be thought of as an absolute innate state before any intellectual judgment about particular life situations is reached. The lives of young children are generally seen as more fulfilled and happy until their intellectual abilities or ability to judge right from wrong are truly acquired. That said, they later begin to develop a sense of less or more losing or gaining from their personal experience in life. Given the complex nature of a human being and the lack of self-catharsis or a true self-actualization system, the level of satisfaction achieved through one's full potential may vary due to a random drive to achieve goals. A famous Arab proverb dictates contentment: "The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who
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