Horace Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Apparently a new survey has shown that people who are always smiling, laughing and generally light hearted are very often actually deeply depressed. They put on a show of being happy not only to convince others but also themselves. People who appeared to be overly serious, on the other hand, are frequently very happy but don't show it because it never occurs to them to do so. If this is so, we are a deeply depressed society these days because there seem to be an awful lot of ridiculously cheerful people about who take nothing seriously at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 the phrase, life's too short, comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything - they just make the best of everything. Happy (or solemn) days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 I don't think that man or woman has changed much over the past many years - maybe the difference has to do with what we have now compared to what we had say 50 or 100 years ago? Happiness is something that comes from within. Unfortunately nowadays it seems that we seek happiness from without ourselves. So it is quite possible that people that pretend to be happy all the time are a bit depressed. But then again who really knows? Many years ago I moved to northern Minnesota - I lived in a very rough cabin in the middle of nowhere. We had to go to the lake in winter for water. We had to hunt for food. We had to work like the dickens to get wood up for a whole winter. It was a tough life but I was happy in the beginning. After a while I had friends that had running water and other amenities (like a gas furnace) I was less happy. Looking back I realized I began to be more concerned about what others thought and that made me unhappy. It was a lesson I have relearned over and over again since that time in the rough cabin in the woods. Happiness comes from within. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 So your glass has always been half full?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 I'm with Mary. Happiness is a choice you make for yourself. That's why some people are happy even when things are not going well and others are never happy, no matter what good fortune comes their way. My glass is always full enough to share a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Do what you can, with what you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 personally, I am so happy that even Larry would struggle to keep up with me in the league of happiness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 personally, I am so happy that even Larry would struggle to keep up with me in the league of happiness! Good grief. Been to a public flogging or something Baz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Perhaps those with straight faces, are poker players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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