Bobby McFerrin’s carol echoes, “Don’t worry, be happy.”“Every man has the right to liberty and pursuit of happiness,” insists the US constitution.
“Think positive,” all great guys say.
But there is also an opposite version that says too much stress on positive thinking can be toxic.
JS Mill said it well: “Ask yourself if you are happy, and you cease to be so.”
The Journal of Clinicial Psychology mentions, “Could it be that the pressure itself to be happy contributes to some form of unhappiness?”
Reality bites.
The only people who make money are authors who tell others how to make money, says my boss.
As for me, I draw strength from the words: “Collaborate with the inevitable.”
We all react differently in different situations. I was in the car with a close friend. I started cribbing how I miss my family. Believe me buddies, this friend literally cried: “You want your family back; you are apart. I want to part from my partner; I have been forced to hang on.”
What a cruel reality! Destiny, if only I could catch you physically, I will hang you upside down and force feed raw bitter gourd for breakfast along with green chillies. Sorry no water.
I hope you had a good long weekend or do you work o Saturdays? One can't be sure with editors and all!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get to see your family soon, R.. As for your friend, we are often on different sides of the same situation. I enjoyed your slice of life, here.
ReplyDeletehey der... toking bout missing family does make me cry too... :(
ReplyDeletewe really do live in an ironic world and the only way to get by is to keep a little piece of sunshine in our heart...and dont stress too much, not even about being happy.
ReplyDeleteThe only people who make money are authors who tell others how to make money, says my boss.
ReplyDeleteDestiny, if only I could catch you physically, I will hang you upside down and force feed raw bitter gourd for breakfast along with green chillies. Sorry no water.
Loved the above lines from the post... Actually never had a chance to think like this ever... But may be its true
Good thing is you are generally such a happy person - you'll survive pretty much everything, even stretches of destiny's cruel behaviour. I love that gourd thing, though...haha!
ReplyDeletelolz... yeah, don't give it water plz!!! reality really bites!! aarrgghh!!! nice article. loved it.
ReplyDelete'Think Positive' all great guys say . Is it easy. 'Be happy' . Is it easy? Happiness and satisfaction are all subjective. It is all about tuning one's mind, easy to say difficult to practise. Today i was talking to my students about Positive thinking and Happiness I could see that a girl who was from a poor economic background was sad and crying . can I expect her to be happy who has a low self esteem?
ReplyDeleteI liked this post as I have to give lectures on these topics regularly. I am learning a lot when I teach.
See you Ramesh. Enjoy your evening.
Diffrent kind of article - a serious kind.
ReplyDeleteOn a ligher note, your friend mentioned 'partner' not 'family'. He shd have been more specific and used the word startign with 'w'
We live in the earth which has so many things which are poles apart! like.. the deserts and oases, mountains and valleys, deers and tigers, saints and criminals,good and bad... and the list goes on and on!
ReplyDeleteTo put it simply(?), life is full of oximorons!
So Ramesh, pl take the life out of this amazingly dull situations!
Got both your comments...! Thanks for the words as always...
ReplyDeleteLoved the bit about 6 billion people, 6 billion problems... :)
Thought about it all throughout the day...
I swear! :)
Thanks as always...
Think positive. You will meet with your family soon.
ReplyDelete"destiny" indeed
ReplyDeletei liked the line
But there is also an opposite version that says too much stress on positive thinking can be toxic.
:)
awwww....!
ReplyDeleteraw bitter gourd for breakfast along with green chillies. Sorry no water.
rolf ing over this....!!!!!
haha :)
Given an option, I would always opt to see the brighter side of the situation. I hope you do the same!
ReplyDeleteWhat you want doesnt come that easy...Its LIFE :-)
ReplyDeleteStay positive.
what to write boss?
ReplyDeleteif not nearer
one becomes
dearer..
if too far
they become
dearest..
ps:
boss!
any tablet instead of water?
then don't cry foul on doctors!!
And no oxygen either. Yeah!
ReplyDeleteand no oxygen either... well said.
ReplyDeleteYes, the pressure itself to be happy sometimes contributes to some form of unhappiness.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a punch you gave in with those last lines - "force feed raw bitter gourd for breakfast along with green chillies. Sorry no water" ha ha...