Dressed up and thinking...
What we are told, typically, is that we should be happy in who we are. Yet we are also told to work to the best of our abilities. This changes who we are, so that in working to the best of our abilities, we are to never be satisfied. In order to want to be better, we must look at ourselves and see where we can instigate improvements, thereby forcing our focus to the negative side of what we view ourselves as. Is it possible to see ourselves for who we are, faults and all, in a way that we would desire change for the better, yet maintain a sence of happiness about our entire being? I may speak only for myself, but when I see my faults (only a few at a time please, I don't think I can handle all of them at once) and weigh them against the possitive I see, and find myself satisfied, my desire for improvement drops. I can only conclude that when we are to change, we must never be satisfied. Always be moving towards what we aspire to be.
My final thought on this: If we are to be happy in who we are while simultaniously working towards what we see our potentials to be, we must know that life is a process; a dress rehearsal, in which we see what we hope our final showing will be. We don't get to see the show, that is in how we are to be remembered. See the process and love the process, and view our progress for what it really is. Be happy in how we change, and how we can grow and are growing, not in who we are at this time.
What I view as a true moral ultimatum: Seek happiness and satisfaction for yourself, while minimizing the distress and even assisting the happiness of others.
My final thought on this: If we are to be happy in who we are while simultaniously working towards what we see our potentials to be, we must know that life is a process; a dress rehearsal, in which we see what we hope our final showing will be. We don't get to see the show, that is in how we are to be remembered. See the process and love the process, and view our progress for what it really is. Be happy in how we change, and how we can grow and are growing, not in who we are at this time.
What I view as a true moral ultimatum: Seek happiness and satisfaction for yourself, while minimizing the distress and even assisting the happiness of others.