Pondering Contentment

Some degree of popularity should indicate happiness of some kind. But contentment is just as much a choice as discontentment is. All the lonely malcontents of the world have built depression around them. Sadness isn’t truly natural, it’s ungratefulness. It’s an inability to ponder the positives. It’s laziness to not harness the prehensile nature of happiness. You have to channel a desire to feel a certain way to achieve that emotion. A state of mind is like a goal which you have to remain consistently committed to. I believe euphoria is dependent on ambition and little more…..Because I have had absolutely no support from anyone at earlier points in my life and I was completely fine. I didn’t feel hollow in the slightest- if anything I felt liberated by being responsible for only myself. The definition of happiness is to achieve satisfaction without hurting others. At least this is how I feel. This may seem like a selfish delusion meant to give security, but if you realize what makes you happy you don’t need a single person’s approval. Happiness is an esoteric struggle, a puzzle with colored pieces which alternate tones without warning. It’s a map with ink that blotches sporadically if you focus too much on it. Inward thinking produces pessimists, Outward thinking produces passion. The nurturance of other people’s happiness has satisfied me far more than helping myself ever has.