No matter
who you are, it is in your
power to be
happy.
I shit you not. You may or may not have the power to
buy a new car tomorrow or
bear children or
write books or
play music or
go to France. But every single
human being has the power to
be happy.
So why aren't we all happy
all the time?
Of course, this sounds like
Epictetus talking in some
situations--yeah, it's in your power to be happy while your
leg is being torn off, but really, come ON. No, I'm worried about the
mediocre folks who always seem
dissatisfied and
whiny. There, I cannot figure out
why. The only thing that seems
wrong with some people is that they're not happy, and yet...well, they're not happy. The only
obvious answer is that these folk do not
care to be happy. Or maybe they claim to
not know how, but I don't buy that. We've all
been happy, at least enough to know
what it feels like.
Amazing. The
secret to happiness is just to
be happy more often. You can be happy. You know how.
Just do it. Right?