Teachings,+Is+Happiness+Free?

=Is Happiness Free?= (By Sam)(ael) (Return to Teachings)

I know a LOT of people who just aren't happy. No matter what amazing gifts of prosperity they have, it is just not enough for them.

In contrast, many people living on farms, doing manual labor, and often going to bed hungry at night often still seem to be happy. They have so much less and yet they appreciate what they have.

What I realize is that we have a problem called their If-Then.

There so many people go through their whole lives saying:

//**If**// only I had a car //**then**// I would be happy. //**If**// only I was better looking //**then**// I would be happy. //**If**// only I was rich //**then**// I would be happy. //**If**// only I was smarter //**then**// I would be happy.

I don't think Happiness is conditional as long as you give freely of your love and let go of your foolish expectations, the evil "if-thens".

Now (thanks to comments discussed with Jesse Bendyn at Tenebrae Surgunt) I have realized that Happiness is ALSO having what you want.


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 * (Post by Jesse Bendyn at Tenebrae Surgunt)

Happiness is having what you want. The issue is people don't know what they really want. They achieve and achieve blindly, not knowing what their heart truly desires, hoping to discover it by chance. What you first need to be happy is simply self-awareness. ||

I have to agree that just lowering your expectations is definitely not a great way to be happy. You have to do both. Look inside and find what you truely want, then let go of all of the expectations that the world has imposed upon you. Who cares if you are wearing the latest clothes when you have true love for instance? Maybe clthing will help you reach that goal, but you certainly shouldn't have to pursue it unless it really is YOU that wants it.

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