All our struggles, all our stress,
All our pain, all our defeats,
Everything seems to be an interplay between the choices we have to make, and the consequences we want.
If we face a “wanted consequence” we are elated! We are happy!
If we face an “unwanted consequence” we are disappointed, we are extremely unhappy.
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All of us are chasing happiness in our lives. But what does it really mean? I propose that happiness is nothing but a choice.
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