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Recently, I celebrated my birthday and received an abundance of well-wishes from all sides, filled with beautiful wishes. I enjoyed imagining all the things my loved ones wished for me. However, one word suddenly prompted me to think – a word we often use when we wish good things for someone’s life. And that word is “abundance.” Although the word evokes pleasant feelings, I couldn’t help but wonder if it might be the wrong desire in today’s time.
Is abundance really what we truly need? Abundance means having a lot of everything. Will having an excess of anything really make us happier?
Stress and Panic
Firstly, if we sincerely look at everything we already have in our lives, we’ll see that almost all of us already have an abundance of everything and anything. Just open your closet and count how many clothing items you have. And how many shoes? Open the refrigerator. Look at your furniture, decorations, trinkets, small household appliances, and supplies for various needs – how much of all that do you have? Maybe you have an abundance of flowers on your balcony. Or countless friends on Facebook or Instagram. We all already have so much in abundance.
But there is a problem – since there’s something we’ll never get in greater quantities – the hours in each day – it often happens that we don’t manage to dedicate ourselves properly even to this abundance we already have. You don’t get to truly enjoy all your possessions and take good care of them, and you don’t get to maintain all your relationships with loved ones as much as your heart would like. When you have so much of everything (things, people, and events in your life), everything becomes a bit rushed. And when you don’t have enough time to truly devote to things and people, it creates an inner feeling of dissatisfaction, doesn’t it?
Besides all that, if I were to ask you what else you have in abundant quantities, you’d probably remember the overwhelming number of emails and messages you have to respond to every day, the abundance of books on your shelves that you can’t find the time to read, the abundance of online courses you’ve signed up for but haven’t had the time to go through, the abundance of daily responsibilities… To me, the abundance of everything that demands my attention every day often only creates stress and pressure.
So, it seems to me that in this day and age, when many people feel like they have “too much of everything,” it would be better if we started wishing each other something a little different from abundance – perhaps more simplicity! Or maybe we should wish for just the right amount of everything that will make us feel happy and balanced – the right amount of work, money, friends, socializing, and new adventures. Or maybe, instead of abundance in all forms, we should genuinely enjoy everything we already have and make sure everything in our lives is truly good and of high quality.
But, in the end, I must admit that there are exceptions. Some things can never be too much for us. So, if you still wish abundance to your loved ones, wish them an abundance of love, joy, and tenderness. And creativity and inspiration. And time for themselves. And happy moments every day.
