"Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness." -- Robertson Davies
3 comments:
Very interesting statement.
I see it that way too,
I think.
Yes, I agree - very interesting, but I don't know if I agree with it or not!
I don't know the context... but it surely makes you think.
I would say it is true that happiness is not something that can be demanded from life, i.e. that other people serve it to us on a platter like a cake.
I like the idea that happiness should be looked for and recognized in the smallest things. Waiting for that one big moment of happiness is like standing in the woods and not seeing the trees. Something along that line ... ;-)
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