" Be happy " strikes me as an odd thing to say to anyone – just as odd as, for example, " be sad." I’d never want to wish a "positive" emotional state on anyone, particularly if they are wrestling with some difficulty or dealing with tragedy. I’m with Marcel Proust on this: "We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full." If I had to wish them something, it might be this: "Be whole," since wholeness strikes me as a far healthier, more realistic goal than happiness.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:16:07 +0000
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