But suppose the endlessly dead were to wake in us some emblem:they might point to the catkins hangingfrom the empty hazel trees, or direct us to the raindescending on black earth in early spring. ---And we, who always think of happinessrising, would feel the emotionthat almost baffles uswhen a happy thing falls. Rainer Maria Rilke
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We all know the feeling of joy when something happy happens. It can be incredibly fleeting, however. It's like the idea of the catkins falling from the hazel trees. It's a beautiful image, but it doesn't last long.

You can see it for a few moments, but then it's gone forever. This is what it feels like to experience happiness. We feel this for a moment and then it's gone forever. Become an Expert in this field But suppose the endlessly dead were to wake in us some emblem: they might point to the catkins hanging from the empty hazel trees, or direct us to the rain descending on black earth in early spring.

-And we, who always think of happiness rising, would feel the emotion that almost baffles us when a happy thing falls. -The idea is that someone else must fail if another person has to feel success. Take sports, for instance.

As one team wins, another loses. And, with the unfortunate rise of unsportsmanlike conduct, fans of winning teams are all too happy to shove their victories in the face of the fans of the losers. The idea of us versus them has become the way of the world today.-If you think about it you will realize that at times there is nothing as sad as being alone and being happy at the same time.

Source: Duino Elegies

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