Happiness is based on a just discrimination of what is necessary, what is neither necessary nor destructive, and what is destructive

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To be happy, one must be able to discern what is necessary and what is not. We all require different things in life. What we need to do and what we do not need to do are both equally important. Happiness is the product of knowing the difference between the two.

Source: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

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