The Thin Line Between Complacency and Contentment: Balance
There exists a very thin line of difference between a complacent person and a contented person. Some people erroneously fall into the temptation of thinking that being complacent equals to being grateful. They wrongly believe that complacency eliminates them from the train of 'go-getters'. Their ignorance lies in the thin line of difference between complacency and contentment. Being content means being happy while being complacent means refusing to work to improve. Becky Lee also gets it right when she says "Contentment means to feel peace with the current state you're in, regardless of the circumstances around you while Complacency means to grow numb to it, accept it and abandon ambition for change." Against that stream of thought, you must understand these two vital points: 1. Contented people can be grateful for where they are and what they have but believe that it can be better and they can have more. 2. Contented people do not necessarily covet what others