I'd rather be unhappy by my own choices than forced to be happy. You see the
unhappiness around you but then you counteract your whole argument by saying
what makes you happy. What do you think the other people around you are? my
friend. Aren't they individuals doing what they want just like you?
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Chaves <westward@sympatico.ca>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: MD Pursuit of happiness AKA GREED
> A pursuit of happiness you say?
> Then perhaps with a century's worth of time of doing this surely America
> must be a truly happy place? Or at least, progressively getting happier?
> Wrong. Prozac, St. John's wart, lithium, RITILAN! That's what keeps
> Americans going today.
> No I don't think any pursuit of happiness includes gorging yourself to an
> unhealthy plumpness. Road rage? where's that coming from? The pursuit of
> happiness?
> How about your children? Kids shooting kids the end result of a pursuit of
> happiness?
> Nope, not me. I don't buy it. When I look at the people surrounding me, I
> don't see happiness. What I see is a misunderstanding of where happiness
is.
> Always some place else. When I look others in the eye, I see misery
rotting
> them from the inside out. And their actions, which are pushed onto me, are
a
> reflection of that.
> Are they hurting anyone?
> YES they are! It's a swamp of Karmic dumping.
> Bad music, bad movies, a general misunderstanding of the difference
between
> Art and entertainment.
> Are people naturally drawn to bad movies or music?
> What do you say for the thousands who are subjected to the idolization of
> Britney Spears? Does she have anything at all to do with the working
through
> of internal issues? Why do so many people flock to her for answers? Is
there
> something I'm missing?
> I recommend you pick up an issue of Adbusters, watch fight club, listen to
> Rage against the machine, achieve peace of mind, and think about Dharma.
> Jeremy Kirouac
>
>
>
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