Rebecca McNuttMost people are as happy as other people decide they should be.
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Most people are as happy as other people decide they should be. This quote from the movie “Armageddon” is a wry observation about our society today. In this world, everyone has a hard time deciding how happy they should be. We have all watched the news and heard stories of people who have lost everything, yet still choose to smile and laugh.
Others have been so deeply hurt that they could not imagine happiness again until they found a new source of love and acceptance. It is a rare person indeed who can say, “I am as happy as I want to be.” Most of us find it difficult to achieve deep levels of contentment with our lives, because we never feel that we have achieved as much as we think we should have.
Source: Mandy And Alecto: The Collected Smog City Book Series
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