Where Does Happiness Come From?

Here are some interesting words from one Ralph Marston, and they echo what Abe Lincoln said, “We’re just about as happy as we make up our minds to be.”

Yet this has never seemed true to me.  From where I sit, we don’t decide to be happy; in fact, we don’t really even think about it at all.  I would say that happiness is a natural byproduct of honesty and good work, of taking good care of oneself and others.

Here’s an experiment that you can  conduct to test this.  Next time you’re out on the road, look for a few cars or trucks with stickers that read: MAGA, Trump 2024, Liberal Tears, Vaccinations Kill, or what have you, and look at the faces of the drivers.  You’re likely to see some scowls, or other indications of some sort of “friction” in life.  Then find a few electric vehicles, or cars with stickers that say things like “Co-Exist” or “I Support Science,” and notice faces of contentment and even conviviality.

This is why my reaction to the Trump supporters is just as much pity as anything.  By and large, people who buy into all the hate and the lies are simply nasty, miserable human beings.