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"…a clown in family funeral being attacked by angry dogs..."
Sorry. I prefer an integral life, in which all adequate emotions are welcome. Happiness is just one of many, but I want to live a life where adequate sadness, adequate rage, adequate fear have their right place, too. Happiness has been oversold in some way as the only “good” emotion to pursue.
And sorry again for explaining my metaphor, which usually dries it out and defeats its purpose…
Piti
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Originally posted by parrapiti View PostHappiness is just one of many, but I want to live a life where adequate sadness, adequate rage, adequate fear have their right place, too.
Joko开心 好运气
kai xin... .......hao yunqi... - Sifu's speech, April 2005
open heart... good chi flow... good luck ...
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Have we not opened up thy heart ...? (The Reading, 94:1)
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Be joyful, ..and share your joy with others -(Anand Krishna)
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I do not know whether the following is a metaphor:
"A piece of bread is better than complete happiness."
Do you believe in the above statement?
If yes, please explain.
Joko开心 好运气
kai xin... .......hao yunqi... - Sifu's speech, April 2005
open heart... good chi flow... good luck ...
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Have we not opened up thy heart ...? (The Reading, 94:1)
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Be joyful, ..and share your joy with others -(Anand Krishna)
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Originally posted by parrapiti View PostHappiness is just one of many, but I want to live a life where adequate sadness, adequate rage, adequate fear have their right place, too.
Chris
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Variety of Emotions
Dear Sifu Piti,
Originally posted by parrapiti View PostI prefer an integral life, in which all adequate emotions are welcome. Happiness is just one of many, but I want to live a life where adequate sadness, adequate rage, adequate fear have their right place, too.
By "Living a happy life" I do not mean "A life in which the only emotion experienced is happiness"
Such a life would be a bit strange perhaps, if not boring. The many types of emotions that we experience in life are wonderful, and I wouldn't want to eliminate any particular emotion.
Originally posted by parrapitiHappiness has been oversold in some way as the only “good” emotion to pursue.
Or were you just suggesting that emotions other than happiness are good as well?
Smiling,
Erica
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Originally posted by joko"A piece of bread is better than complete happiness."Originally posted by Erica View PostDepends on if you're hungry or not.
Smiling,
Erica
Now, it's time to talk a little more about this:
In simple algebra, when a > x whereas x > y, it follows then that a > y. Right?
Now, please consider the following two sentences:
Nothing is better than complete happiness.
A piece of bread is better than nothing.
Then, can we derive that "A piece of bread is better than complete happiness"?
Smiling, too,
Joko
PS. Hi Chris (cnholmes), what do you think of it?Last edited by joko; 22 October 2007, 06:03 PM.开心 好运气
kai xin... .......hao yunqi... - Sifu's speech, April 2005
open heart... good chi flow... good luck ...
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Have we not opened up thy heart ...? (The Reading, 94:1)
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Be joyful, ..and share your joy with others -(Anand Krishna)
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I think we are more at peace when we bend with the flow of life. And perhaps bending sometimes means feeling the negative emotions connected with where the flow has taken us.
If you refuse to face the pain of a painful event, and try and force yourself to be happy... I think in a way you're not letting the blockage be cleared. You're pushing against it, and maybe even building it up in the process. Kind of like keeping something in until one day you just explode because you've never faced the problem and it's finally grown too big to hide.
Whereas if you let the painful emotion just flow, you can understand it, and return to happiness faster
It makes me think of a quote I came across today...
"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects the wind to change. A leader adjusts the sails."
RyanI'm floating down a river
Oars freed from their holes long ago
Lying face up on the floor of my vessel
I marvel at the stars
And feel my heart overflow
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Konbanwa Joko,
Originally posted by jokoNow, please consider the following two sentences:
Nothing is better than complete happiness.
A piece of bread is better than nothing.
Then, can we derive that "A piece of bread is better than complete happiness"?
Perhaps if you're hungry enough, a piece of bread is complete happiness.
Smiling,
Erica
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Hello Ryan,
Originally posted by ryanberg"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects the wind to change. A leader adjusts the sails."
A similar quote:
"A pessimist sees the the cup of coffee as half empty. An optimist sees the cup of coffee as half full. A person smiling from the heart picks up the cup, smells the delightful aroma, and takes a sip."
Smiling,
Erica
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