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You're right, that's roughly what we tried to capture, however I don't agree that "chasing" happiness is pointless. Being able to contemplate the "here and now"

You're right, that's roughly what we tried to capture, however I don't agree that "chasing" happiness is pointless. Being able to contemplate the "here and now" is absolutely important (and is listed later in the article), but some fortitude, understanding of my own needs and intentional action towards them did yield some results at least in my own experience. We haven't managed to find any quote which would touch on that and all were about the ability of experiencing of here and now, with maybe a slight twist of "give up fighting for your value, just enjoy what you already have".

jffhn 2y ago
>I don't agree that "chasing" happiness is pointless Considering that chasing happiness is the complement to contemplation, is considering that contemplation excludes happiness. >We haven't managed to find any quote which would touch on that The complement to contemplation is not chasing happiness, it is participating in the creation of what can be contemplated, and you can find plenty of quotes about that, like: "The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul." (Dieter F. Uchtdorf), or: "Creativity is intelligence having fun." (Albert Einstein). That can be whatever kind of creation: procreation, pieces of art, etc.