Unrealistic Demands

From the Victorian Fairy Tarot, the Ten of Winter (Swords); from the Haindl Rune Cards, Wunjo:

There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them. 

~Anthony De Mello

This fairy, with wings torn and caught by briers, is about to meet his end because he's trespassed on a badger's territory. We all have beliefs and ideas that we are so sure are the Truth, we never question them (or listen to others who do). Buddha said that life contains suffering because we crave for reality to meet our preferences and specifications. It will never do so on a consistent, permanent basis. Wunjo is a rune often translated as 'joy,' and suggests that we must challenge our rigid ideas if we don't want them to challenge us. Do we enjoy life or simply trudge through it, grumbling about everything? If the latter, joy will only be found when we release our unrealistic demands. As Socrates said, "He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."