The Serious Matter of Happiness
“Desire is the root of all unhappiness. Remove desire and you remove all unhappiness from your life.”
That’s easy for a Buddhist monk or a stoic philosopher to say.
But for us, average human beings, getting rid of desire is not a feasible option. But we can still try to limit desire.
That’s what Lawrence Yeo argues. He’s the author of the blog “More To That”.
In this blog post he talks about the complexity of happiness, and the importance of striking a balance between positive and negative emotions.
He argues that happiness doesn’t lie at either end of the see-saw of positive and negative emotions, rather it lies at the center fulcrum of the see-saw.
Happiness lies in grounded neutrality.
Its a deeply thought provoking post sprinkled with funny illustrations and an irreverent writing style.
Check it out —
Happiness Is a Serious Matter | Lawrence Yeo
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