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[bf9k]

I once saw a poster at the local bookstore.

It was entitled "Rules for a Happy Life."

I read the rules, and they were all quite sage. Clearly the author of this piece knew a thing or two about life.

But I only remember one rule. The very first one:

1) Marry the right person. Given that, there is no need for the other rules.

Comments

[michcapish]

easy to say but hard to get. how do you know who is right?

but yeah, if you do marry the 'right' person, then the rest of the rules don't matter. though one can't rely on someone else for happiness though right? you have to seek happiness within yourself, for yourself, by yourself.

[bf9k]

It's not a matter of relying on someone else for happiness. It just happens...think of your best friend in school. It just happened.

But you're right. Ultimately, we're born alone and we die alone.

[michcapish]

that is why life is precious. that's the only time we are not alone! :D

[bf9k]

OMG.

Kidding aside, that was brilliant. And profound.

Thank you for that thought. It will remain with me forever.

[justgrey]

Well, You better give me the rest of the rules becasue I already messed up the first one.

[bf9k]

Rule number two: (not from the poster)

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."

Marry the right person.

[erisreg]

i know a few who are into their fourth try in that endeavor,. and seemingly for me it's non exsistant,.. but i'm reasonably happy, and never have been good with rules,..:)

Re: Marry the right person.

[bf9k]

I think there is a fairly linear correlation with cynicism about this topic and age.

fairly linear correlation

[erisreg]

that's because experience also runs with that variable, marriage is a product of man's society and therfore subect to his minstrations, happiness is a condition that has no measurable dependence on this product,though can be stimulated within it, one can completly exsist without the other,..
as for my cynicism, it has only been reinforced with age and experience, i have always held mankind up to inspection,..

[killpill]

I would, but its hard to find a loving, bald, speed-skating, tepanyaki-cooking, ass-spreading woman with gigantism. I look and look, but noone has yet responded to my classifieds :(

[bf9k]

That's because your ads all read:

"loving, bald, speed-skating, tepanyaki-cooking, ass-spreading man with gigantism seeks pretty much anything with a vagina or otherwise."

[killpill]

what is this 'vagina' you speak of?

[socratic_irony]

how bout pre-marriage?

[bf9k]

You mean: "Pre-marry the right person. Given that, there is no need for the other rules?"

Ummm. Naw, one definitely would still need other rules.