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No one should expect to be happy. Happiness is not guaranteed.

• blowski 9y ago
  I agree that happiness is not guaranteed, but also think everyone deserves it, even if they don’t get it. Small distinction, but to imply that someone perhaps suffering from depression or stuck in really terrible circumstances doesn’t even deserve happiness sounds very harsh.
  • xor1 9y ago
    It's reality
    • taejo 9y ago
      "Deserves" is a "should"-level concept, not an "is"-level concept. "It's reality" is not an answer to why someone does or does not deserve something.
      • xor1 9y ago
        You seem to have misread the comment thread, I wasn't responding to a question
  • ikeyany 9y ago
    Why does everyone deserve happiness? That's nonsense. There are some really horrible people out there who refuse to change.
    • ameister14 9y ago
      'God Almighty himself is under the necessity of being happy; and the more any thinking being is under that necessity, the nearer it comes to infinite perfection and happiness.'
    • xor1 9y ago
      There are also people who can only be happy at the expense of others