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Does the society make a person happy, or do they make themselves happy?
7even:
I agree with Jamal on this.
AndrE16686:
--- Quote from: ZILLA THE GOODFELLA on July 07, 2007, 01:23:20 PM ---but not everyone understands happiness is a decision that they have to make for themselves.. I've been to 11 countries, I know what it's like to be amongst filthy rich muthafucaz who have every reason to be happy but somehow are a much bigger wreck than the people I ran wit in the murder capitals of the nation for example. My grandma in the middle east is as happy as it gets where she is, but still sleeps on floors and goes outside in the backyard to take a shit in a hole in the ground.. ya dig what I'm sayin? you can't say it's society.. if a close one to you dies for example, you can decide to be happy for their life and cherish the times they were here or you can become depressed and blame god.. these are all decisions. Most people ain't in tune with their souls, so they can't make the right decisions.
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--- Quote from: Eleven 2 Three on July 12, 2007, 08:43:32 AM ---It shouldn't all be that hard to grasp. Of course, everyone's a part of society, and that's definately what shapes us. Everything that surrounds you is what becomes you. One doesn't choose to differ; you'll have to learn how to choose to differ first. That knowledge is also something your environment will have to provide you with. In a way, all the options we have come from all that surrounds us. They are what feeds our external influences.
At the same time, everyone has a mind of their own. You were born with the capacity to judge external influences, and use that knowledge. In other words: yes, society does provide you with all the ingredients, but it's totally up to the individual to start the process of being happy.
It's all about standards really. Why do you think people with down syndrome often are so incredibly happy? That's because they've learned to value something as small as a flower. They don't even have to bother with quantum mechanics and a highly paid job in the lab to live up to their expectations. They know no better; their values don't reach any further.
Now what I'm saying is most definately not for everyone to start dumbing yourselves down or anything likewise. The opposite would be more fitting, because since we are thinking human beings, we can't escape that. Learn about morals, philosophy and the world we live in. It'll show you there's an alternative to the depressing state of society. It'll give you the answers to altering your inner self, so you'll be armed against all those possible negative external influences. I guess my answer has become very clear by now... If people don't make themselves happy, who will do it for them?
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XaNdEr:
I think everyone can make themselves happy without the society, it is an individual feeling. Everybody feels happiness in a different way so it has nothing to do with any common feeling or any society in general.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: ZILLA THE GOODFELLA on July 07, 2007, 12:58:11 PM ---HAPPINESS IS A DECISION, NOT AN EMOTION.
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^^^ I strongly disagree. Happiness is an involuntary emotion, that is a response to events that either are in conflict or in harmony with your inner person.
XaNdEr:
^ I agree with you, i don't think you can force happiness in any way. You can do things, influence situations etc. but at the end of the day your own inner person makes you hate or love the outcome of it.
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