dagmaraka said:
Quote:it's all a matter of having a favorable comparative framework. When things get shitty, one should think of a genocide or a tsunami and suddenly it all seems to be a trifle.
Yes! If unhappy people hung out with people who have obvious and pressing reasons to be unhappy- they might feel happier, or at least somewhat grateful- probably almost immediately.
(not that I think I know what's a real reason to be unhappy for every person and what's not. I just know what's real for me-yeah and the tsunami or slavery or starvation or persecution would trump anything I have going on in my life).
Quote:that and also the fact that we get older and more tired each year and then we die...so things NOW are actually great in comparison with what's to come.
I used to think that too but when I hit about 35- I got alot more energy than I ever had before. I don't know why...none of my habits changed. Maybe it's because I'm more conscious of time passing and feel the need to spend it wisely. I love to sleep, but I always think now, 'You could sleep or do this or that'...and sleep doesn't seem so attractive anymore.