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Throwing away happiness
Throwing away happiness People are perverted. You already knew that I assume. What I mean is that people frequently act contrary to their own best interests. Not all of them and not all the time. But frequently. One of my fav lines in the movie version of "Gone with the Wind" is when Clark Gable, Rhett Butler, is telling Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, that she is throwing away happiness with both arms by mooning over Ashley Wilkes. So dumb and so normal. People usually want what they cannot have and do not value what they can have. Why so dumb and perverted? Some would say people are evil, tempted by Satan or just ornery testy critters. I think we are demented due to our human nature and perverted culture. Part of the problem is our consumer society and our competitive drives. Part is lack of clear thinking and lack of values. Part is the enormous complexity of our drives and our lack of understanding of our selves. So why do so many throw away happiness and suffer from depression? |
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it is sad isn't it? my da's mom was a sorrowful woman. there was nothing but other people's bad times that could make her smile. nature vs. nurture. I do think some people are naturally more up, perhaps it's in their dopamine balance. but you can train yourself as well. meditation, exercise, a good diet, finding something that energizes you. depression is the easiest place to go. the hardest place to leave. You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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I think people, at least some of them, are ornery critters.
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