My ex asked me when our daughter was a baby what I wished for her. I said I wished she would be happy in her life. He said, "that's not asking for very much." I asked him, "how many people do you know who are truly happy?" He made no further comment. Now I'm thinking I should have examined his silence a little closer. ;-)
V V said: He said, "that's not asking for very much."
Really? He said that? What did he hope for instead: Rich? Successful? Popular? But *not* happy? That really doesn't make much sense.....
I liked the old riddle about the choice between being happy, wealthy or wise. I always chose wise - because with wisdom you can be happy and wealthy too!
Yeah, he actually said that. But this was coming from a man who has never been happy a day in his life. He's a very negative person suffering from depression and denial. I've learned to be happy with whatever I've got during feast and famine. M says I'm a very stoic personality. I don't think she means it like a follower of the philosophy, so much as I go with the flow and try not to get too worked up over life's major events.
v v said: I've learned to be happy with whatever I've got during feast and famine.
Rolling with it is the best (and probably only) thing we can do.
M says I'm a very stoic personality. I don't think she means it like a follower of the philosophy, so much as I go with the flow and try not to get too worked up over life's major events.
My ex asked me when our daughter was a baby what I wished for her. I said I wished she would be happy in her life. He said, "that's not asking for very much." I asked him, "how many people do you know who are truly happy?" He made no further comment. Now I'm thinking I should have examined his silence a little closer. ;-)
ReplyDeleteV V said: He said, "that's not asking for very much."
ReplyDeleteReally? He said that? What did he hope for instead: Rich? Successful? Popular? But *not* happy? That really doesn't make much sense.....
I liked the old riddle about the choice between being happy, wealthy or wise. I always chose wise - because with wisdom you can be happy and wealthy too!
Yeah, he actually said that. But this was coming from a man who has never been happy a day in his life. He's a very negative person suffering from depression and denial. I've learned to be happy with whatever I've got during feast and famine. M says I'm a very stoic personality. I don't think she means it like a follower of the philosophy, so much as I go with the flow and try not to get too worked up over life's major events.
ReplyDeletev v said: I've learned to be happy with whatever I've got during feast and famine.
ReplyDeleteRolling with it is the best (and probably only) thing we can do.
M says I'm a very stoic personality. I don't think she means it like a follower of the philosophy, so much as I go with the flow and try not to get too worked up over life's major events.
It's certainly Stoic-ish.