How much importance have we given to the states of boredom, anger, sadness, or fear in our lives…? Our moment-to-moment living depends on this. How many times a day do we express boredom, anger, sadness or fear…? In comparison, how often do we express joy….? The truth is that only if these mental states are appropriately expressed can we say that the person is living a ‘content’ life. The German spiritual teacher Echhart Tolle says that states like boredom, anger, sadness, or fear are not ‘personal’. They are conditions of the human mind. They come and go. But we unnecessarily make our lives difficult by considering these states as everything. Only if you remain ‘detached’ can you live a ‘content’ life. That is why sages and saint’s, even though they are poor, are content.