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August 11 2020 22:39 GMT

#21

Well at least I think the OP understood my intended meaning.

120720

95 Posts

August 12 2020 07:04 GMT

#22

There is a lot of truth in what you say.
If I interpret it as "your survival needs are met? no reason to be unhappy".

But given that being social seems to be key, and given everything that everyone is doing in life, it still sounds quite harsh.

Yesterday, I read it as "just be happy".

I'm quite bitter at this answer that could be given to basically anyone.
It really feels like a "I could help anyone, but you? You, I'm going to tell you just not to whine".
Granted that is totally apply to me.

I was reading Nathanias blog about how starcraft saved his life, I was about to just post your answer, after all why not, why shouldn't he have just sat in his room being happy.

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United States458 Posts

August 12 2020 09:20 GMT

#23

I dont think his intent was to tell you to be happy, I think his intent was to tell you to keep working towards your goals, be patient and realize that not everyone takes the same road to make it where they want to be, so just be patient and put in the work. If you decide you're done and you're giving up then you need to come to terms that what you have now is what you will have in the future and you can't blame the outside world for the decision you made.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17899 Posts

August 12 2020 16:19 GMT

#24

On August 12 2020 16:04 120720 wrote:
There is a lot of truth in what you say.
If I interpret it as "your survival needs are met? no reason to be unhappy".

But given that being social seems to be key, and given everything that everyone is doing in life, it still sounds quite harsh.

Yesterday, I read it as "just be happy".

I'm quite bitter at this answer that could be given to basically anyone.
It really feels like a "I could help anyone, but you? You, I'm going to tell you just not to whine".
Granted that is totally apply to me.

I was reading Nathanias blog about how starcraft saved his life, I was about to just post your answer, after all why not, why shouldn't he have just sat in his room being happy.

In order to be happy and fulfilled humans require good self esteem. To build self esteem one must take action. Blowing kisses to oneself in the mirror will not improve self esteem.

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Austria4478 Posts

August 13 2020 21:19 GMT

#25

Persönally I consider happiness to be very overrated. It is indeed important to be well, but is it equally important to be happy? I don't think so. Wellness is far superior to happiness in my book. In particular if the pursuit of increased happiness leads to increased unwellness, then it isn't worth pursuing. And although both can technically be equally fleeting, the sources are drastically different. Wellness is achieved by different means than happiness is. It can follow a definable and controllable formula much more than happiness can. That definition and control can come exclusively from you if you so wish and if you're mature and knowledgeable enough about the way you function as an individual. Also, wellness can easily serve as a stepping stone for happiness, but happiness cannot typically do the same for wellness (unless perhaps you're not in control of your life/individuality, in which case your goal should be to gain that control).

I highly recommend watching the following video. It's more philosophical rather than practical, but it contains great ideas. It's essentially part one of an ongoing series, but it also stands on its own. It's not some modern life coach guru snake oil type of nonsense, just good old-fashioned food for thought.

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