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Originally Posted by upstatedoc
Happiness is a relative term. What makes me happy wouldn't necessarily make the next guy happy. I'm $350,000 in debt, been married 10 years, have three kids. A good BM can make my day.
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What's a BM? around here the only thing i can think of is "body massage"
Definitely relative. Look at your parents - the less you had starting out the less you it takes to content you.
I don't worry about the things they did, but still I am not content and small things drive me insane. Namely them (parents).
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Originally Posted by FwdFtl
Happiness is also a temporary state of mind. It is usually caused by situational factors. (i.e. new car, good food, fellatio, promotion, etc...)
Joy is from within. It usually needs no trigger and maintains itself for an extended period of time. (i.e. a bum that has nothing to his/her name but enjoys every moment that life offers)
We want joy, not happiness.
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happiness=conditional
joy=unconditional ?
This is a good way to think about it, but does it mean you have to accept that you have nothing, so therefor the loss of nothing cannot piss you off?
You must be a master zen monk.
