At first glance, is it strange that the two answers have different meanings? Not surprising. Because they are from different aspects and different angles, they are two different ideas to promote the development of things.
The author thinks that both of them are summarized by predecessors from practice, and the reason why they have been tested by long-term practice and spread to this day is bound to be reasonable. Today, when discussing the understanding of the two, we can't simply judge who is right or wrong, simply affirm or deny who, but make clear their specific meanings and intentions, their differences and connections, so as to dialectically and organically combine them and raise people's understanding of them to a new level. Only in this way can we serve the creation of a better new life.
The so-called "contentment" means knowing satisfaction. It advocates satisfaction with the achievements made in a period of time. Bing Xin, a famous female writer, wrote a health couplet at the age of 94, which means that "things are always happy with contentment, and people are rigid with no desire." If you are satisfied, your heart will naturally be filled with happiness, and you will develop noble character without excessive or excessive desires. Contentment is not only a kind of spiritual comfort and enjoyment, but also a new force from satisfaction and happiness, encouraging people to achieve new success, new satisfaction and happiness with a happy mood. Just like people need a "holiday" after working hard for a period of time, in order to recharge their batteries and devote themselves to new goals with a fuller mental state. Obviously, "contentment" is not an end, but a means and strategy to promote development.
Some things in life, such as giving support and help to others, collectives and society in the process of creating achievements, or giving others, collectives and society honors and rewards when achieving certain achievements, should be more "satisfied" and more grateful. Only by being strict with yourself, being lenient with others and being grateful can we get more support and help and create new achievements and happiness. Otherwise, I always give support and help to others, collectives and society insatiably, and always feel how great I am. No one can be sorry for himself, be strict with others and be ungrateful, so it is difficult to live in harmony with others. It can be seen that "contentment" and "happiness" as a development strategy in these things are necessary and beneficial.
The so-called "dissatisfaction" means never being satisfied. It advocates that the development of things will not stop and there is no end to creating good results. No matter what you do, no matter how great your achievements and successes are, you can't feel satisfied. Marx said: "I will never be satisfied. The more I read, the deeper I feel the lack and lack of knowledge. " . Always feel "dissatisfied", in order to produce new pursuits, to explore, to struggle, to explore, to forge ahead, to constantly create new achievements and gain new happiness. Obviously, dissatisfaction is not an end, but another means to motivate yourself to constantly invest in new pursuits and another strategy to promote development.
In other things in life, such as the pursuit of study, work and career, we should always be "dissatisfied", find the gap in our achievements and strive for further progress. Because things always change and develop, new situations and new problems appear constantly, old contradictions are solved, and new contradictions are created, only better, not the best. Success is actually another new starting point. Only by constantly feeling "dissatisfied" can we constantly generate new motivation, vitality and passion, create new achievements and enjoy new happiness in the exploration of "unsatisfied". Otherwise, intoxicated with the existing achievements, satisfied with the existing success, blindly optimistic, will gradually become a laggard in the new competition. Behind the times, what happiness can there be? "Not satisfied with happiness" emphasizes the spiritual realm of endless life and struggle.
Because the change and development of anything and even the whole human society is both phased and endless. Therefore, as far as a certain stage is concerned, the "satisfaction" of the development of things is relative, temporary and phased; As far as the whole process of development is concerned, the feeling of "insatiable greed" for the development of things is absolute, long-term and endless. Relative, temporary and staged "contentment" and absolute, long-term and endless "dissatisfaction" are all about the understanding and feelings of the regularity of things' development and change. Therefore, the two should be organically combined to achieve the same goal through different routes. "Contentment" and "dissatisfaction" are not ends, but two strategies to meet the needs of development stages and continuity of things.
Personally, how to dialectically unify "contentment" and "dissatisfaction" in real life? Here, I think of a sentence from Lei Feng: "In life, we should look at the lowest-ranking comrades, and in work, we should look at the highest-ranking comrades." In fact, the two things are aligned, and the two things advocate the same truth. More "contentment" in life and more "dissatisfaction" in work are complementary and dialectical unity, both for living more satisfactorily and working harder. Of course, advocating living up to the lowest comrades is by no means an ascetic. The lower the living standard, the better. Instead, we should advocate a spirit, emphasizing that people should not ask too much for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and should not blindly pursue high standards, so as to motivate themselves to pursue new pursuits in their careers. In learning and starting a business, we should have high standards, strict requirements, pursue Excellence, be brave in creating first-class, never be satisfied and never stop. In the exploration of "dissatisfaction", we constantly discover, invent, create and make progress, and always maintain a good mental state of "dissatisfaction is always happy". If a person can do this, the less he demands of society and people, the greater his contribution to society and people. If everyone does this, the development and progress of society will be faster. It can be seen that only by establishing a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values like Lei Feng can a person live to make others live better and make the world a better place, and can he rationally unify "contentment with happiness" and consciously move from "contentment with happiness" in some things to "no" and long-term development in other things.