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Quoting Nietzche: > He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how This seems to be the opposite of what the author has to say here. When I think of th

Quoting Nietzche: > He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how This seems to be the opposite of what the author has to say here. When I think of the people in my life that are happiest, they are the ones that are least interested in having nice things and the ones that are most willing to endure a little pain in order to build meaning into their lives. The ones who are not willing to make that sacrifice, who chase happiness for its own sake... for them, pain causes suffering, which compounds the problem because it throws in their face that they've failed in their quest for happiness. For the others, it's just a momentary annoyance, like bad weather. I'm with Neitzche on this one.

w_complicated 2y ago
That's really interesting. As one of the co-authors I agree with your approach, but I also thought that so does the article. We put emphasis on following truth (as opposed to falling into nice illusions), being authentic, following your life mission (that's how I understand the "He who has a why to live for" part of your quote), and not escaping from sadness or problems. Even the heavily criticised inverted quotes mentioned "Happiness sometimes is being pained in body and troubled in mind". How come did you come to the conclusion that the article suggest avoiding pain and going for simple pleasures, easing up on the life's purpose? (Sorry for such a delayed response, a random life event cut in)