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Nope, not extremely sheltered at all, and I even *Gasp* watch the NEWS which people claim is negative...
Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by StealthyKat
This place IS a place of happiness, bliss, and peace, it's people's perspectives that allows them to deviate from the reality of this...
Remember happiness is a subjective thing, you can choose it by changing your perspective.
Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by Jay-morris
Happiness is in the mind you can choose it whenever you want. Like I said earlier, there are people who smile on their death beds. I been through a lot of stuff which the normal people declare as "sad" or "suffering" but I still hold my happiness. Anyone can do it and anyone can remember that this is heaven and all of these "bad" things that are happening, YOU have the power to just see past them and see to the perfection, just like in a restaurant YOU get to choose what foods you eat...
Just because there may be foods that you don't like, that doesn't mean it's not a restaurant... it is a perfect restaurant because it has so much variety.
Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by Jay-morris
I directly answered your question and yet you do not see it, just like you do not see heaven. Read it again! Read it again! I'm cheering for you.
Originally posted by Jay-morris
Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by Jay-morris
I directly answered your question and yet you do not see it, just like you do not see heaven. Read it again! Read it again! I'm cheering for you.
so, let me get this straight. You are saying that when a child is being raped and murdered, thsy should still be happy. Even children under the age of one that have terrible things done to them, they still should be happy. Is thats what you are saying?
And are you saying that they should go their whole life being unhappy? I think one would be more entitled to happiness than unhappiness.
At some point we'll all die
Originally posted by Jay-morris
reply to post by ErroneousDylan
And are you saying that they should go their whole life being unhappy? I think one would be more entitled to happiness than unhappiness.
And what about the children who are not given the chance to be happy, because their lifes have been brutally taken away from them?
Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by Jay-morris
Well this is the same thing like everyone else. At some point we'll all die so you might as well be happy now. The only difference between this and that is the amount of time given to actually be happy..
There are people with even longer lives that spend it being miserable...
Originally posted by ErroneousDylan
Originally posted by Jay-morris
reply to post by ErroneousDylan
And are you saying that they should go their whole life being unhappy? I think one would be more entitled to happiness than unhappiness.
And what about the children who are not given the chance to be happy, because their lifes have been brutally taken away from them?
I think the happiness you are referring to is the materialist, conditional happiness that we believe to be the only one. True happiness (and I know this is very cliché) comes from within yourself - from acceptance and contentment. If you put your happiness in others and items and ideals, you will not be happy if something is to happen to them. I would know. My life was perfect and wonderful and I was the happiest I had ever been in my life while I was with my love. When she left me, I was traumatized and my life collapsed. That being said, it was foolish for me to expect something such as a dynamic object (like a person) to always be in my life.
While I haven't found it yet, or necessarily want to at this point in my life, I know that I will only be able to find happiness within my self. I will only be happy if I can accept myself and my life situation. I will only be happy if I can remove the subjective ideologies of what is good, bad, right, and wrong from my mind and just accept everything as being what it is, and that is "is". Everything is. That is all.
So, I can understand where you are coming from as I come from the same place. How could a child be happy if it was consumed by such hatred, negativity, violence, abuse, destruction, and pain? It would indeed be a very hard thing to over-come, but if they did know that that is life and were to accept it. It would bring them a little more peace.
Originally posted by Jay-morris
of course i would want everyone who has been through a bad time to overcome their pain and problems and be gappy with life. My argument is with th op who thinks this is heaven and we all have a choice to be happy. If only life was that easy