Quality of Life - Part I

Quality of life is defined by the World Health
Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns". Wikipedia

There are several key terms in the above description...

1. Position in life
2. context of culture
3. context of value systems
4. goals
5. expectations
6. standards
7. concerns

Also, quality of life changes as we grow older as well from adolescence to young adult to middle-aged adult to mature adult to retired adult.

Although it is not directly mentioned, money is a factor in our quality of life as well as our health.

The fact that we seek out education, athletic event, musical concerts, restaurants, vacations, movies, and the theater is an indication, at least indirectly, that we are seeking out more.  Trying to identify and understand the purpose of our quality of life.

For those who can accept their quality of life, they need nothing from the above paragraph...  they are in harmony with their surroundings and with their lives...  they are at peace, they are fulfilled, and they have exactly what they perceive that they need.

All the rest of us are nomads and travelers seeking what we don't have or seeking more of what we do have...  never satisfied, never fulfilled, never content with our quality of life even though we try to enjoy that which we have but do so unsuccessfully.

We mock those who appear content...  saying they are lazy and unmotivated and deserve what they have...  looking down on them as inferior and less intelligent.