Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. Happiness can never truly exist in a state of tension.
Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.
For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.
Joy is not in things; it is in us.
Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
If you want to experience joy in your life, you have to be able to step outside yourself and become part of a cause that is much larger than you; one that brings a greater good to a greater community.
Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Rebellion cannot exist without the feeling that somewhere, in some way, you are justified.
Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.
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