Mostly happy in my old age, but as Bob Dylan is alleged to have said, "When you die they let you off the hook..."
Are You Happy?
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Happiness is the byproduct, not the goal.
A drug addict feels something, sometimes happiness, so does a hedonist, a glutton, a lazy person, a moocher, and a bully.
My philosophy is that we are primarily meant to DO something, not to FEEL something.
We would never exist unless countless thousands of years of our ancestors DID something.
I have felt some great sexual pleasure, for instance , in my life, but I would give it all up to have the one back.
I would give everything I own.
A drug addict feels something, sometimes happiness, so does a hedonist, a glutton, a lazy person, a moocher, and a bully.
My philosophy is that we are primarily meant to DO something, not to FEEL something.
We would never exist unless countless thousands of years of our ancestors DID something.
I have felt some great sexual pleasure, for instance , in my life, but I would give it all up to have the one back.
I would give everything I own.
Happy is a feeling you have at temporary times in life. Could be once a day for 15 seconds when you see a puppy or can be for an hour getting a blow job once a month.
Contentment is what we should be striving for. That - to me at least - is your over all feeling of how you life is currently going. That measures the day to day stuff.
I mean people always ask,”Are you happy with your job?” Every job has issues and negative drawbacks so it is not about “are you happy? Because who can be happy with everything but the question is are you content? Are you generally good with it? Does it fulfill you? Content is a peaceful type of happiness that - again to me - is the long lasting “happiness” we are actually looking for. It is the calm, the zen, the feeling the world is working in your favour for once.
I am content with my life and have been for a couple of years now. I was content in every aspect except a personally intimate relationship. Since that was abusive, once that was gone, everything else just fell into place and yeah - I’m good.
Contentment is what we should be striving for. That - to me at least - is your over all feeling of how you life is currently going. That measures the day to day stuff.
I mean people always ask,”Are you happy with your job?” Every job has issues and negative drawbacks so it is not about “are you happy? Because who can be happy with everything but the question is are you content? Are you generally good with it? Does it fulfill you? Content is a peaceful type of happiness that - again to me - is the long lasting “happiness” we are actually looking for. It is the calm, the zen, the feeling the world is working in your favour for once.
I am content with my life and have been for a couple of years now. I was content in every aspect except a personally intimate relationship. Since that was abusive, once that was gone, everything else just fell into place and yeah - I’m good.
I was digging this vid until that lying bitch said she's happily married! LOL. But I kid! Thanks for the vid!
There is a growing group of dudes who hang around my local beer store everyday. I'm still very surprised that my ex nextdoor neighbour isn't there yet after all this time. It's the beer store he frequents ever since his wife took the kids and left him some ten year ago, and his life turned from great to absolute shit! I always pity these bastards, sitting there day in and day out, just chatting and sharing jokes. I passed them the other night as I left the No Frills and they were sitting on the benches, sing up a storm, having a grand ol' time.
I thought, should I really pity them? Everybody in shopping in No Frills looks like life has beaten the piss out of them as they work their asses off to afford their expensive cars parked outside, their HUMONGOUS homes, meet work deadlines, earn to pay for the expensive phones, phone plans, etc...
As I drove by them, looking at their faces red from hours of drinking and singing and laughing, everything became slow motion and I was wondering for a brief second if I actually am a bit envious of them. I don't think I am, right? I mean, surely, their lives cannot be easy. Some aren't homeless. They're in the bottle all day to probably keep the 'hurt of life' at bay. My ex-neighbour has a home worth about 1.5MIL, which he bought for $230K over 20yr ago, and is sitting on a few million dollars after his parents pass. Some of that possee look like they are not all old people living on the streets, yet they are there daily.
I don't even know what makes myself happy anymore. It used to be playing my guitar, and learning new songs. I LIVED FOR THAT! I would sit with a tape recorder and some Van Halen, Ozzy, Hendrix, Zeppelin, RUSH, Malmsteen, etc and learn EVERYTHING note-for-note, and be happier than a pig in shit! That was my drug! I would chase that dragon all the day. I never thought I would lose that feeling. Well, after so many years, IT'S GONE! I try to think of how to get that feeling of true happiness back and honestly cannot think of anything...I'm afraid if I have become incapable of ever feeling 'happy' ever again.
I thought, should I really pity them? Everybody in shopping in No Frills looks like life has beaten the piss out of them as they work their asses off to afford their expensive cars parked outside, their HUMONGOUS homes, meet work deadlines, earn to pay for the expensive phones, phone plans, etc...
As I drove by them, looking at their faces red from hours of drinking and singing and laughing, everything became slow motion and I was wondering for a brief second if I actually am a bit envious of them. I don't think I am, right? I mean, surely, their lives cannot be easy. Some aren't homeless. They're in the bottle all day to probably keep the 'hurt of life' at bay. My ex-neighbour has a home worth about 1.5MIL, which he bought for $230K over 20yr ago, and is sitting on a few million dollars after his parents pass. Some of that possee look like they are not all old people living on the streets, yet they are there daily.
I don't even know what makes myself happy anymore. It used to be playing my guitar, and learning new songs. I LIVED FOR THAT! I would sit with a tape recorder and some Van Halen, Ozzy, Hendrix, Zeppelin, RUSH, Malmsteen, etc and learn EVERYTHING note-for-note, and be happier than a pig in shit! That was my drug! I would chase that dragon all the day. I never thought I would lose that feeling. Well, after so many years, IT'S GONE! I try to think of how to get that feeling of true happiness back and honestly cannot think of anything...I'm afraid if I have become incapable of ever feeling 'happy' ever again.
Crushing your enemies, seeing them being driven before you and hearing the lamentation of their women. That is what is best in life.
That and cats, lots of cat. All I have to do now is get some enemies and cats and I am set.
Here are the immortal bards of Austrian Death Machine to explain it to everyone. Well not the cat part.
That and cats, lots of cat. All I have to do now is get some enemies and cats and I am set.
Here are the immortal bards of Austrian Death Machine to explain it to everyone. Well not the cat part.
Wow I am so envious. The most I could ever do was play my guitars along to some blues records, (eg. B.B King "Live At The Regal", John Mayall "Beano" album, etc.) but not even close to note-for-note. I used to love it! Now I'm so old I don't even play anymore...
Hopefully you'll regain the desire to play again, and experience at least close to the same joy!
Yes. Happiness is a mental state. I make myself think I'm happy, therefore, I am happy.
If you feel sorry for yourself and think you have a hard, unhappy life, then that is what you will have.
If you feel sorry for yourself and think you have a hard, unhappy life, then that is what you will have.
Do you dance? It's a uniquely human trait and is a hallmark of youth and health. Happy people do it.
