Some of the earliest [[references]] to the [[state]] of contentment are found in the reference to the midah (personal attribute) of Samayach B’Chelko. The [[expression]] comes from the word samayach (root Sin-Mem-Chet) [[meaning]] "[[happiness]], [[joy]] or contentment", and chelko (root Chet-Lamed-Kuf) meaning "portion, lot, or piece", and combined mean contentment with one’s lot in life. The [[attribute]] is referred to in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah Mishnahic] [[source]] which says | Some of the earliest [[references]] to the [[state]] of contentment are found in the reference to the midah (personal attribute) of Samayach B’Chelko. The [[expression]] comes from the word samayach (root Sin-Mem-Chet) [[meaning]] "[[happiness]], [[joy]] or contentment", and chelko (root Chet-Lamed-Kuf) meaning "portion, lot, or piece", and combined mean contentment with one’s lot in life. The [[attribute]] is referred to in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah Mishnahic] [[source]] which says |