There are factual arguments for contentment. Here are some specific examples:

1. The story of a blessing in disguise: Hu Jiushao, a native of Jinxi in the Ming Dynasty. His family was very poor. While teaching and working hard at farming, he could only afford food, clothing and clothing. Every evening at dusk, Hu Jiushao would burn incense at the door and bow nine times to the sky to thank God for giving him a day of happiness. His wife laughed at him and said: "We have vegetable porridge for three meals a day, how can we be considered happy?" Hu Jiushao said: "First of all, I am very lucky to be born in a peaceful and prosperous era without wars." I am also glad that our whole family can have food to eat, clothing to wear, and will not starve or freeze. The third good thing is that there are no patients in the bed at home and no prisoners in the prison. What is this if not a blessing?

Be content and always be happy, which comes from "Laozi: Frugal Desire 46": "No sin is greater than what you want, no disaster is greater than not being satisfied, no fault is greater than not being satisfied, no blame is greater than what you want. Therefore, contentment is always sufficient. . It means: There is no greater sin than indulging in desire, and there is no greater disaster than being insatiable. Therefore, those who know how to be satisfied will always feel satisfied.

When the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was still single, he lived with a few friends in a house of only seven or eight square meters. But he is always cheerful. Someone asked him: "It's hard to even turn around when you are crowded together. What's there to be happy about?"

Socrates said: "Isn't it something to be happy about when friends are together and can exchange ideas and feelings at any time? After a while, the friends all became families and moved one after another. Go out. Socrates was alone in the room, but he was still very happy.

The man asked again: "You are alone now, what else can you be happy about?" Socrates said again, I have many books, and each book is a teacher. With so many teachers, I can ask them for advice at any time. Why isn't this happy?

A few years later, Socrates also got married and moved into a seven-story building, but his home was on the bottom floor. The situation on the bottom floor was very poor. It was neither quiet nor peaceful. Unsafe and unhygienic. Seeing that Socrates was still happy, the man asked: "Are you happy living in a house like this?" Socrates said: "You don't know how nice the first floor is!" For example, it is home right after you enter the house. It is convenient to move things and play with friends. You can also grow flowers and grass in the open space. It is a lot of fun that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.

Another year later, Socrates gave up the house on the ground floor to a friend, because this friend had an old man with hemiplegia who had difficulty going up and downstairs, so he moved to the upper floor. top level. Socrates is still happy every day.

The man asked him again: Sir, what are the benefits of living on the seventh floor? Socrates said, there are many benefits! For example, going up and down several times a day is a good exercise and good for your health: the light is good, it doesn’t hurt your eyes when reading and writing, there is no one above your head to disturb you, and it is very quiet day and night.

3. The story of "The Fisherman and the Goldfish"

Because the fisherman's wife was greedy, all the things she got from the goldfish were in vain. It tells us to be content with what we have and not to be greedy.