Yesterday, I talked about appreciating what we already have. Today is a new day.
This explains why some of the most wealthy and successful people can still succumb to the likes of depression. Just because they live lavish and privileged life doesn't mean that they're going to be happy. On the flip side, just because you're oppressed and live in the dumps doesn't mean you're going to be miserable. It's all in our mindset. We make the decision whether we'll be happy or not.
Easier said than done, right? It's so simple, yet so difficult to do. After all, we all face hardship. "It's not that simple" is also the biggest lie you can tell yourself. The truth, in my eyes, is that it is that simple. That for someone who is in the gutter (like a concentration camp) can still manage to hold on to hope and humanity; and can still see the bright side of things. We can live happily the moment we choose to be. It is that simple. It always has been. We just have to decide.
Peace
Let this one sink in for a moment. Humanity's history has some pretty dark points, and concentration camps are definitely one of our concoctions that represent how cruel we can be as a species. I've never experienced being in a concentration camp, but from all of the stories I've read and heard about (be it for Native Americans, the Jews, or even the Japanese), they suck. Hard. Yet even in such wretched circumstances there remained people who kept refused to give up and fought for their humanity. These people represent that true freedom lies not how good a life we have, but what we make out of it - the importance of our mindset."We who lived in concentration camps can remember those who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken away from a person but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." - Viktor Frankl
This explains why some of the most wealthy and successful people can still succumb to the likes of depression. Just because they live lavish and privileged life doesn't mean that they're going to be happy. On the flip side, just because you're oppressed and live in the dumps doesn't mean you're going to be miserable. It's all in our mindset. We make the decision whether we'll be happy or not.
Easier said than done, right? It's so simple, yet so difficult to do. After all, we all face hardship. "It's not that simple" is also the biggest lie you can tell yourself. The truth, in my eyes, is that it is that simple. That for someone who is in the gutter (like a concentration camp) can still manage to hold on to hope and humanity; and can still see the bright side of things. We can live happily the moment we choose to be. It is that simple. It always has been. We just have to decide.
Peace
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