(April 7, 2013 at 10:18 am)Maelstrom Wrote: I believe that true happiness is basically unattainable and that anyone who claims to have discovered it is just fooling himself.
I don't think we are meant to be perpetually happy. But I do think almost everyone, has moments of happiness. This is even true for the poorest people, starving people, etc.. Are they over all happy? No.
Are some people over all happy? Yes. That means at most moments in their lives, they are happy.
That said, I myself do find moments of happiness, moments of laughter, moments of fun, and moments of peace.
Other times, when I think about politics, the suffering, the disappointments in my life, regrets, I am disturbed to say the least and I am not at peace.
Overall, I can say, I have more moments of peace, then otherwise.
I am not tricking myself. It's simply a state I am in.
