Contentment comes from accepting who I am and what I have and valuing it. Let us look at some of the age old proverbs. It is said “A bird in hand is worth two in the bush” which means that one must value what one has and not underestimate it by attaching greater value to that which one does not have. It is also said, “Work with what you have got” because that alone is available to you. Accepting and valuing the body that I have got, the mental prowess or talents and capabilities, the parents and upbringing, the qualification and the accomplishments I have is important. We often make a distinction between what “I chose” in life and what  “I did not choose”. At times we agree to take responsibility for that which we chose in life but in case of people or situations like body, family and innate abilities, we usually tend to blame God or parents or destiny and keep playing the victim all our life, feeling more and more discontented every day.