HAPPINESS IS NOT A GOAL ITSELF. - Deepstash
HAPPINESS IS NOT A GOAL ITSELF.

HAPPINESS IS NOT A GOAL ITSELF.

Happiness is not a goal itself. Achieving happiness is not the sole purpose of life. Happiness is a result. It is a result of something we achieved and the byproduct of something we pursued. It comes from solving problems.

We may have different definitions of happiness which may narrowed down to the process of pursuing "happiness". Instead of finding and chasing happiness, we should open-mindedly handle and deal what life gives us and brings us. In that way, happiness will always be produced.

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