Comment on The lyrics to "if you're happy and you know it" imply you can be happy and not know it

mr_noxx@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• feddylemmy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” Andy Bernard

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• EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone”

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• cv_octavio@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This totally happens to me too. I even tried clapping my hands one time as the realization washed over me like a rogue wave catching a kayaker off guard, tossing them into the cold gray-green water, the sounds of gurgling bubbles robbing them of their last hope for deliverance. 

  Alas. 

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• ClownStatue@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah often happiness is just contentment. It’s easy to get bored with that and “want more” from life. Bad choices can often follow these instincts!

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  • mr_noxx@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Life is making mistakes and deciding how to live with them. :)

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    • ClownStatue@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I mean, mistakes are a part of life, sure, but I would hate it if they defined my life! I’ve managed to make some pretty good choices along the way, too.

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      • mr_noxx@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Usually those good choices come from wisdom gained from screwing up. At least that’s been my experience! :D

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• mycodesucks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I mean… I would expect most happy people don’t really fully appreciate it unless they consciously work on it… our brains are wired to notice pain - we adapt to comfort. It’s why people who already have the world still want MORE.

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  • mr_noxx@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think culture plays a huge part in this. In heavily industrialized countries (like America, for example), we are taught that more is always better and that living a simple life is somehow shameful or a waste of potential (not everyone believes this, of course - I’m generalizing). Many, many studies have consistently shown that the happiest people on earth are often those who lead the simplest lives. Perspective really is everything.

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