Inner Ring

I found the "Inner Ring" to be rather interesting. It really puts forth a valid point that no one really looks at. We all strive to fit in or be liked by others. We change our fashion to be "in", we go to parties to be "cool", and we get good jobs so we can look "successful". Anything you really do in life, is for others. Have you ever just done something for yourself. Not for rewards or for recognition. You may not have noticed it but you reap some sort of acceptance. With friends it is often the case. We live in a society where being "unique" is unacceptable. We need to fit standards and be approved of by eachother. It really hit me that we try to hard to be accepted. Once you are in one ring, you get bored. No one is ever fully satisfied. You may go through the heartache of being in one group, but once you are accepted into it, the outside seemed better, so you try to get into another group. Once you have something you want something else, you want more. It is like the human circle of want. You always want more. No matter what. You can never be satisfied with what you just have. Take a look around. The happiest season of them all, and yet our focus is on presents and getting the best things for eachother and hoping the same for ourselves. In reality, we all are programmed to want love. We long for love and being accepted into that inner ring gives us a sense of that. I think we need to learn to be satisfied with what we have and not long for other things we don't.