Contentment And Effect Of Lack Of Contentment JSS2 Civic Education Lesson Note

 CONTENTMENT

Contentment is the quality of being satisfied with what one has or the situation one finds himself while hoping and working towards a better function. A contentment person will not envy another person as he is satisfied with what he has. He’s humble and disciplined.

ATTRIBUTES OF CONTENTMENT

1. SATISFACTION: A contented person is always satisfied with his possession. He would not be negatively pushed to act abnormally (ungodly) and indecently to get more riches or possessions as he works hard for a better nature.
2. HATRED FOR CORRUPTION AND GREEDINESS: He will snub grab it all in all he does. He will earn only honorable and decent money not embezzling or taking bribes.
3. HUMILITY: A contented person is humble and does not drag or raise shoulders.
4. LACK OF ENVY: He is never leaving those who are better than him through dubious ways. Rather he believed that with hard work and patience, he would surely progress in life.

 EFFECTS OF LACK OF CONTENTMENT

Some of such problems that lack of contentment breeds in our society include:

1. THEFT: Lack of contentment leads to stealing, a child who lacks contentment will steal from his friends money in school to live and look like them. 
2. PROSTITUTION: Women lacking contentment are easily lured into prostitution because they want to acquire more jewelry, clothes, shoes, and bags when their resources can not support them.
3. ENVY: The envious person would want to get rid of the rich one to have their wealth. He will go into social line kidnapping and assassination.
4. Corruption
5. Greed
6. Robbery 
7. Cheating