Many are concerned only with their happiness.

I counter happiness is overrated because the world is a miserable place where happiness finds no purchase.

I love the misery of living because that is what marks us as human. I also find the best and most interesting work comes out of misery and not happiness.

The next time you are feeling unhappy — do something proactive — create a monument to your state of mind and celebrate the fact that you were able to accomplish something of merit even though you were not happy.

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  2. If you consider art to be the catalyst of emotion, and most art is created of sadness, how does art bring our society such joy? I never feel so at peace as when I stand in front of a meticulously crafter piece of despair.

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  5. Marie Friddle – near Seattle – Please feel free to connect with me on Facebook or follow me on Instagram. I'm always interested in meeting others who share a passion for art and creativity.
    twistnpout says:

    Oh my – reminds me of a Dostoyevsky novel!

    I do think happiness is over rated because we rely too much on what society tells us happiness is.

    1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
      David W. Boles says:

      I’m with you all the way! Happiness is fleeting and cannot be maintained. Being a dutiful and moral person is really all that matters in the end.

  6. It’s the unchained pursuit of happiness, not the decent pursuit of happiness that has pervaded many these days. To me, just as you suggested, a job well done IS happiness.
    Complaining and no effort accomplishes just that.

    1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
      David W. Boles says:

      Agreed! Too often people seek only temporary satisfaction, and when the false high wears off, they’re left alone and lonesome with an ugly truth.

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