Contentment

But you already ate the ice cream, did you not? Yes! but why can I not get the candy? The kid replied, before starting to sound upset. And next moment he was sobbing. Now you are being greedy and not thankful, really ungrateful, his father said in a stern voice. Any adult watching can see that the kid was being greedy and obviously wrong. Why does he want more? After all, it is important to understand; even at this age, that one must be content with what he gets. Instead of crying he should have enjoyed the treat he just got and thanked his dad, and that might have earned him more stuff later.

Well, I'm watching this scene and thinking, where did the kids learn this from?  We were not like that when we were kids; right? “I never did something like this when I was your age” I could hear his dad say this as if reading my thoughts.

Before the next part of the scene unfolds; a shiny white car stops in the mall's parking lot. And with that my mind just stops. And everyone’s eyes (including that kid’s dad’s) turn towards the car. I could figure that everyone’s thoughts just got over written by the beauty and the glamour of the car. And one common thought in all those minds

Wow! I wish I had a cool Bentley like that........

PS: Modeling contentment is important but certainly not easy. What do you think?