Oh I guess I should be happy that ICE only raided my neighbors and not me.
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surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 days agoThis is how existence works, yes. Being happy means adjusting your wants to what you have.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Well…yes? Are you not happy you did not get raided? Would you rather have had that you also got raided?
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
My point is: Just because someone isn’t “suffering as much as others” doesn’t mean the stuff they go through (like the fears) aren’t valid.
Both points are true:
- You can recognize that, yes you have it better than others.
BUT ALSO:
- It doesn’t mean you should accept status quo forever.
Because accepting status quo is like saying, “why are you complaining about trump? at least you aren’t in taliban afghanistan or north korea”
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Yes we all know…and clearly you’re the only.one who didn’t get it
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No, numbnuts. It means you shouldn’t be happy.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
but you can’t compete with them. you should really be adjusting your wants! be happy you are alive
lobut@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
💩 take
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Fuck Buddhism, amirite?
lobut@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
If you’re upset with my feedback, adjust your expectations.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s exactly the point. I’m not upset because I don’t expect people online to have any sort of sense. I adjusted that expectation long ago and I’m much happier for it.
But you seem to be assuming that I’m saying everyone should just drop their expectations and be happy. That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying that suffering is caused by desire. So if you can reduce your desire, you can reduce your suffering.
But many times you can’t, or shouldn’t, reduce your desire. I won’t ever desire to be okay with what’s happening in my country, for example. I choose to be unhappy with it.
So choose to be fucking unhappy. It’s okay to be unhappy. I’m not going to judge you for it.
ripcord@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Isn’t this a Genet of Buddhism?
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yep, that’s all it is. Desire is the cause of suffering.
Which isn’t to say you should never desire anything. Just know the price and choose.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
yeah, people who live in the US of A should be just happy they are still alive!
XLE@piefed.social 2 days ago
“I’m just saying they don’t need to have 30 dolls. They can have three. They don’t need to have 250 pencils. They can have five.”