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When one strives for the happiness of others one has fulfilled the greatest purpose in life and the reward is a deep abiding peace and happiness, regardless of
by OneWordSoln 7y ago
When one strives for the happiness of others one has fulfilled the greatest purpose in life and the reward is a deep abiding peace and happiness, regardless of circumstance.
All it costs is your entire life and the scorn of your fellow man who are mostly embroiled in the seeking of pleasures and therefore know not happiness.
What a bargain!
- pmoriarty 7y agoSo you agree to go wherever the carrot of happiness and the stick of suffering lead you? Part of what you sacrifice in doing this are freedom, self-determination, and dignity.
- OneWordSoln 7y agoFreedom is our fundamental human right, self-determination is limited by material means, and dignity is knowing that you seek to both understand and embody the highest ideals. But sacrificing the freedom to cause misery to others? What a small price to pay.
- pmoriarty 7y agoYou don't have to cause misery to others merely because you have chosen to go your own way rather than choosing to chase happiness.
- OneWordSoln 7y agoHappiness : Pleasure :: Unhappiness : Misery. The former of each are karmic, the latter of each are physical. Happiness and unhappiness are not "chased"; they are earned as a result of one's treatment of others.