Oscar WildeIt is rarely in the world's history that its ideal has been one of joy and beauty. The worship of pain has far more often dominated the world.
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In the world of pain, we spend so much time worrying about what we can't have. We obsess about what we don't have and think we don't deserve. We forget to appreciate all of the things we do have and do. When we find ourselves in pain, we tell ourselves that this is the way life is and that there is no hope of anything better.
It's true that this is not how it usually is, but it's also true that most of the time, it doesn't have to be that way. It can be a wonderful world filled with joy and beauty, but only if we choose to see it that way.
Source: The Soul Of Man Under Socialism
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