how to be happy

[floraldance]

i have been very happy for several days now. to all my friends, people of Six-Oh and you and you and you, thank you. thank you for being who you are, thank you for everything, for the times we're together. :) sometimes the little things you do, like a genuine bright smile or "yo-yo!" when we greet each other every morning, does much to light up

Comments

[ahsirakh]

"Wise men are contented, while sceptics are bitter."

Hmm. This quote falsely assumes that wisdom and skepticism are mutually exclusive. Skepticism does not entail an all-encompassing negativity or pessimism -- that's cynicism, which has a different meaning altogether.

For one, I believe that skepticism is essential to wisdom, because it keeps us from taking our beliefs for granted, subjecting them to the crucible of reason. Knowledge that has survived this process is all the richer for it, and contributes to the skeptic's contentment.

[ahsirakh]

hmm ok perhaps i meant cynics? i mean overly sceptical.

[cjqsg]

where is that quote from in the first place. :D