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Life and Turtles

Life isn't always easy. Life is not meant to be easy either.

When life is especially low, there are options to choose from. These options are not exhaustive but are the ones that I feel like pointing out:

(1) disregard what is 'right' and indulge

(2) distract yourself with things you have to do or want to do

(3) keep hoping

(4) forget hoping

(5) compare your current state with your original state.

I want to focus just a bit on option #5.

Sadness is usually the result of the discrepancy between a current state and a past state or future 'wished for' state. It is interesting to think that your original state and your future state may be exactly the same, but that the emotions can differ so dramatically. Let's give a quick example here:

(a) Man does not have turtle, man is content

(b) Man buys pet turtle

(c) Man has turtle

(d) Turtle dies

(e) Man does not have turtle, man is not content

What is it that changes from step a to step e? Is it possible for one to think of their original state and be content during the 'after' process?

That's all folks,

Cheers,

Joses Wong