... of going forward if you see no chance of happiness?
What's the point...
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There's no point to anything. Life's just a bunch of stuff that happens. Best to make the most of it while you can.
Happiness is something you have to pursue. If you are unhappy standing still, you have to go forward. If you see no chance of happiness, then look for it.
I would also say that happiness is something you can only find in yourself--it's not something you can get from someone else, or from having certain things.
What's your definition of "happiness"? And where would it come from -- do you see it as some kind of prize you have to find, or do you see it as something you could create?
ETA: What Robert said. Exactly. Look, Trekker, happiness isn't something the universe is withholding from you; it's something you have to look for in yourself. Don't like what you see? Then work on yourself. (We ALL have stuff we don't like about ourselves and have to work to improve. It's not just you.)
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You have to take each day at a time, find some joy in the little things in life and be grateful for what you have. 
And as Robert Maxwell said; happiness is something you can only find in yourself--it's not something you can get from someone else, or from having certain things.
And as Robert Maxwell said; happiness is something you can only find in yourself--it's not something you can get from someone else, or from having certain things.
Depression is clinical, and it can also be triggered by a life event. Have you seen a therapist or been prescribed some medication by your doctor? If not, I suggest you do so at the earliest convenience.
I think the greatest mistake some people make in their lives is thinking that if they just had a little more money, they'd be happy. Then they keep chasing after more and more money. If they don't get it, they're miserable. If they do get it, they wonder why they're still unhappy--and think maybe they didn't quite get enough, so it's time to set the bar a little higher.
In other words, learn to be happy with what you have, not unhappy because of what you don't have.
In other words, learn to be happy with what you have, not unhappy because of what you don't have.
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Happiness is having the bills paid, having the resources to do and see things you couldn't otherwise, and having enough money to share with the people you care about.
Yes, money can buy happiness. I'd like to see someone who is happy without money, while a family member languishes in need of medical help, or where the power has been shut off and it's 28 degrees outside, or where there's no dinner for three days in a row, where a child's dream of going to college is destroyed because there's not enough money or credit to make that crucial first step.
The pursuit of money solely to increase wealth can certainly lead to unhappiness, but money itself will surely buy the avenues to it if it's what one wants.
Yes, money can buy happiness. I'd like to see someone who is happy without money, while a family member languishes in need of medical help, or where the power has been shut off and it's 28 degrees outside, or where there's no dinner for three days in a row, where a child's dream of going to college is destroyed because there's not enough money or credit to make that crucial first step.
The pursuit of money solely to increase wealth can certainly lead to unhappiness, but money itself will surely buy the avenues to it if it's what one wants.
I know you're right RM. I could even repeat that to every unhappy person I meet. But how many of them would believe me? How many believe you? If you're predisposed to be content then it doesn't matter what you have in the way of material things. If you aren't predisposed to be content then having nothing in a material world where every medium is telling you having that thing, that thing that thing will make your life better, would you listen?
Happiness is overrated. What you should go after in life is engagement, engagement with things you do, read, watch and with the people you talk to. Sitting around wondering why you are/aren't happy is doing nothing at all. Don't worry about being happy, worry about being an engaged person who tries new things.
Annual pity threads not enough now?
Come on, let's not kick someone while he's down.
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Good!
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