Do not allow your happiness to be controlled by the thoughts of others. People are happy for you one minute and then the next they are looking down their noses at you. You have to find within yourself the kind of happiness that withstands the ups and downs of life. No one should have the power to limit or repress your happiness. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
About This Quote

The idea that happiness is a choice is a powerful one. It gives us the power to choose our own happiness, as opposed to being dictated by what others think of us. In this quote, Mandela is also encouraging us not to let those around us have any control over our happiness. If we allow those who judge us to have any say in how we feel about ourselves, then they will be able to limit our happiness with their feelings of disappointment and contempt. Just as we do not let anyone else control our happiness, we should not let those around us dictate how we feel about ourselves either.

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