People genuinely happy in their choices seem less often tempted to force them on other people than those who feel martyred and broken by their lives.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.
It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.
Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.
No matter how happy anyone is with their choices, I believe it's human nature to wonder about the path not taken.
Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm.
Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments rule our lives and dictate choices.
Even when a person has all of life's comforts - good food, good shelter, a companion - he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.
It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice.
They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique.
People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family.
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