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Nobody optimizes for happiness but they do optimize for "cheerfulness". > The goal of life is cheerfulness (euthymia), which is not the same as pleasure . . .
by thenerdhead 4y ago
Nobody optimizes for happiness but they do optimize for "cheerfulness".
> The goal of life is cheerfulness (euthymia), which is not the same as pleasure . . . but the state in which the soul continues calmly and stably, disturbed by no fear or superstition or any other emotion
> “True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.”
https://www.lookingforwisdom.com/democritus/ https://www.lookingforwisdom.com/democritus/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tranquillitate_Animi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tranquillitate_Animi
- biggerChris 4y agoTrue happiness is being a child till ones dying moment on earth.
- smeej 4y agoOh wow. That's actually how I imagine hell, being stuck in my childhood. I forget other people had healthy families until I read something like this!
- o_____________o 4y agoGP probably meant childlike – open heart, a state of wonder, curiosity and play. Healthy people seem to have this quality bookended on each side of their life.
- O__________O 4y agoMost babies are unhappy the second they are born. Being both happy and unhappy is natural.
- granshaw 4y agoYes. Plus having someone Cook for and clean after me. Oh and maybe pay the bills too Being completely serious ( I think)
- csw-001 4y agoIt’s really interesting to read this as my children are currently screaming unhappily because they aren’t being allowed to eat ice cream until they vomit…