Posted by velaguff on July 23, 2002, at 11:46:49
In reply to An attainable state of wellness, posted by E1027 on July 23, 2002, at 10:14:10
Hello, E1027, this is Velaguff. I'm also new here. I wish I could advise you on your bipolarity, but I'm a "uni". Just down, down. I try to understand different points of view, but, after being depressed for a quarter-century, this idea of your doc's that suffering is good for the soul is getting on my nerves. Jeez, should doctors envy their patients? "You've got a really fine soul, Velaguff. You've been burnishing it for twenty-five years with the sacred elbow grease of depression". PU-LEAZZEEE spare me! Happiness is good for the soul, too. Get it any way you can. Don't take "NO" for an answer. There are very powerful forces in the world today that have a vested interest in the notion that happiness is something that one purchases with money. If one gets happiness from a pill, they might not care so much about buying that shiny new car, or a bigger TV, or a larger house. I think humanity should assert happiness as a right, not a privelege. We don't have the technological ability to achieve this right now, but we will, soon. We have enough Sturm and Drang artistic creations banked away. We don't need any more. Happiness inspires art, too!
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