I have a good job, and even though I'm totally the oddball in the office, I'm mostly tolerated. Therefore, I don't have to worry about my prolonged survival at the moment, and even though I'm sure there are a few people who'd be glad to see me fired, they seem incapable of making it a reality so far, which is saying something, given that I'm the lowest of the low regarding the office hierarchy. I must have some friends in high places there. So... I guess I'm content with my professional life, and even though I don't exactly belong, I'm definitely not oppressed (however, that's probably in large part due to the fact that I keep the interactions with my female colleagues to the bare professional minimum - otherwise I'd have long been accused of harassment and my life would be over). Is this happiness? Not quite, but it's not suffering, either.
Now... Regarding my private life, that's where things are going downhill. Okay, so I have a few friends... But even though the day-to-day interactions I have with them are pretty wholesome, the only thing I can look forward to is sacrificing my life to save theirs. With next to no hope (and that's just because as a Christian, I'm pretty much not allowed to be absolutely devoid of hope) of finding a wife and setting up my own family, the only thing I can realistically look forward to is death anyway, and I can only hope to die for a noble cause. While it does fill me with determination to make every second of my life and every choice I get in my life count, it's not exactly a happy thought. It's more like I feel like I'm constantly on fire. It's no summertime heat one might experience on a beach, but rather a nuclear fire. It's exciting, but not the least bit comforting.
So... Yeah... There are a few people I belong with. I'm capable of basic self-sustenance. I'm also honoured to be able to live my life. But it would be a bit of a stretch to say that I'm grateful for my life itself. It's more like I'm grateful for the ability and opportunity to act, to make choices, to hopefully impact this world in some way. Therefore, I'm definitely content with my life, but I'm far from being truly happy.
I am happy but there are different levels of happiness and I like to enjoy all of them if we understand ourselves and who we Are we understand we are the only person on the inside of us so therefore we are the only person that can make us happy or sad it's our choice things happen in our life and make us feel depending on what that is let It Go and make yourself feel happy there's ways to do that by giving helping sharing with other people I mean we are all meant to be happy we are all meant to be one with ourselves one with others one with this universe to fill out the whole piece of the puzzle and once you find little pieces of that and it starts coming together you always be happy and no matter what you stay away from the people that bring you down to bring drama in your life to bring judgment to others in your life that don't look at life the way you do you are you. For a reason... And you have to be the leader not the follower because there's too many of the followers too many of the negative out there that will try to take you away from this positive side because they want you to be just like them miserable that's why I'm happy cuz I don't go there with those people
You define happy for me and I’ll tell you if I’ve ever felt that. I don’t understand what happy is nor do I think I’ve ever felt Happy. No one can tell me what it is either and I’ve asked many people.
I know I'm not happy, but I also know that I've been through worse times. I'm not who I want to be and I'm not where I want to be yet. It's going to take a while but I know I'll get there.
I try to practice some of the Buddhist tenets if I'm veering into any depression. Specifically keeping in mind that unhappiness is mostly fear. Fear of not getting something, girl, job, car, promotion and the opposite; fear of losing something I already have. relationship, job, etc. These two ego driven "needs" seem to cause the majority of unhappiness and knowing this is nowhere near being able to practice it- but it helps.
I want to regain that very rare sensation of joy. That is only found by living in the absolute present and forgetting past and future. It often comes with the sensation described as "flow" when you are performing, behaving, in a way where everything seems to go right, you are at your absolute best because you are 100% involved and the ego that is constantly judging and comparing finally shuts up long enough to experience it. It is best described as ecstasy which is derived from the Greek "etc" ( out of) stasis (body).
yeppers. I look back to what I have done, my accomplishments, what I have learned and now teach others so they too can stay healthy, injury free and be productive, all of the people's lives I have made a difference in, those that I was there for in thier times of need or loss.
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Happiness is relative. I'm emotionally like an alligator, my belly is full, my needs are satisfied, everything is fine. However some people need more than that and suffer from depressions and other mental illnesses.
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I'd say i'm Blessed. Life isn't about always being happy. Happy is choice. We make the conscious decision to be unhappy or happy regardless of our situation.
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Yes deep down I am blessed and feel so grateful for my life and those who love me. I try to use my God given gifts to help others. Everyday has challenges and struggles but end of the day I can feel at peace and pray to God.
Coincided the atheist emphasis on "a life without purpose in a vast universe" Coincided with "depression life is worthless pointless real mental illness".
okay, this wording is rather strange because depression cannot be explained by rational events, it's not getting fired that puts someone in depression, that's how he perceives the event of getting fired that causes it. But I'm sorry, you maybe don't want to discuss the extent here
@Maybe_Maybe_not sure I think we’re in sync but just the wording. There’s “normal” being down and then clinical depression that is a chemical imbalance.
@Maybe_Maybe_not I was asking which language was original. But no worries. I actually like working out semantics. That’s the details in an argument, like what is depression. You brought up good points. I don’t really know honestly. Lol
French! And yes, mental health is a very wide topic, with many perspectives possible, either in psychiatry, or in psychology, and even inside psychology there are different school of thoughts to consider, when talking about what is depression. I take it that you were mostly talking in psychiatric terms, when you referred to it with chemical balance
Just kidding. I wish languages were mandated for kids in the US. Really opens the brain. I studied Spanish for a long time and damn near got fluent-ish. But now can only read it.
hahahaha My English is surely, well, a bit strict from the outside I suppose, a bit like a book. And yeah, definitely, secondary languages are doors to many good stuff ! I also learned Spanish at school but, without practice nor interest, it faded completely
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