Seneca points us toward a simple truth: desire is often born from comparison.

When we look at what others have, our own possessions seem to diminish in value. It's like a trick of the mind—you might have plenty, but when your eyes drift to someone else's bigger house or newer phone, your plenty suddenly feels like not enough.

It's a race with no finish line because there will always be someone ahead.

Now, take a moment to consider your own experiences. How often do you measure your happiness against someone else's highlight reel, maybe on social media or in casual conversations at work or parties?

Does your neighbor's new car make you second-guess the reliability of your own, which, until then, served you perfectly well?

Seneca challenges you to step off the comparison treadmill and to reflect on what truly matters for your wellbeing and contentment.

If you pursue your own definition of enough, you'll find that it isn't a quantity to be measured, but a feeling to be cherished.