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I guess humans will never be happy. You will never see a baby laughing after birth, the moment a baby was born he cries, why? Maybe because he already knew that he was born to suffer the loneliness of life!
If we believe in spirits, then if the spirit of this person who died saw his family weeping, would he still be happy? Would he be happy watching his loved ones weeping full of sorrow and loneliness??
Originally posted by samlf3rd
reply to post by WinnieDaWho
The problem is that our government has the ability to make it all a little better, but instead they take it all away, everything they can. We just want to vacation, and see the world. Why do we stare at the f*kin TV? Because we dream of going to all those places, seeing the mountains, the ocean, DisneyWorld, etc.
Originally posted by berenike
Sometimes I just ask myself, am I warm, comfortable and well-fed at the moment? If the answer is 'yes' to all three things then I'm pretty much in a position to cope with life.
Originally posted by theovermensch
Have you ever read the story 'Teddy' from Salingers 'Nine Stories'? I like it because its kind of about how much bigger things are than our silly little lives and it also has this cool part where its about how we tend to be very sentimental about things like death.I have thought about happiness alot and asked myself similar things to your question.Salinger stuff is all over it.I find the book 'Franny and Zooey' is comforting.Kafka writes about this stuff too. I reckon your question has an 'absurdist' feel to it.Have you read about 'absurdism'? I dont think the question is silly,I think the source of happiness it is the only question.So you should read Teddy and Frannie and Zooey because I think they both attack your question as well as anything.edit on 15-11-2011 by theovermensch because: typo
I'am warm and well fed but not comfortable, I'am not comfortable knowing my dad is already 54 years old, still working in the middle east living alone just to feed his family, my mom is 55 living with my brothers who still goes to college, my parents love each other so much but they can't be together, in their age they are supposed to take care of each other, they have been apart for almost 20 years, my dad visits us once a year if he got free plane ticket. I myself need to suffer away from them working in another country alone, what piss me off is that I cannot even help them that much because my pay is too low.. My only wish is for my father to retire and stay with my mom, his been working all his life.
Originally posted by Misterlondon
reply to post by WinnieDaWho
I'am warm and well fed but not comfortable, I'am not comfortable knowing my dad is already 54 years old, still working in the middle east living alone just to feed his family, my mom is 55 living with my brothers who still goes to college, my parents love each other so much but they can't be together, in their age they are supposed to take care of each other, they have been apart for almost 20 years, my dad visits us once a year if he got free plane ticket. I myself need to suffer away from them working in another country alone, what piss me off is that I cannot even help them that much because my pay is too low.. My only wish is for my father to retire and stay with my mom, his been working all his life.
i have traveled around s.e asia quite extensively.. including the Philippines and i traveled mostly of the tourist trail. I seen first hand that your country can be a tough place to live and what your saying seems to be a common theme. i met many good people that work away and send money for their families.. especially girls that sell themselves for this purpose alone. it must be hard sometimes.
alot of people who live in the western world dont realise how good we have it here..
you and your father are both good men and i hope one day you find a solution, until then just try and stay positive and keep your head held high..
good luck mate..