If you want to be happy, be.
~~Leo Tolstoy
~~Leo Tolstoy
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This quote reminds me of a saying- "If you aren't happy, then change it". I feel like this quote is saying somewhat of the same thing. If you want to be happy, be happy.
This quote also reminds me of a 50's song that I was introduced to by watching the movie "Mermaids" with Cher and Winona Ryder. "If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife. So from my personal point of view, get an ugly girl to marry you." Haha! Funny but so wrong!
Anyway, back to the serious quote- there are plenty of people in this world who live unhappily every day and don't have the guts to change it. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get what you want out of life, and isn't that really what will make us happy after all? Nothing in life is handed to you, at least not in the real world. You have to earn everything yourself. Your money, your education, your respect...everything. So make the most out of yourself, out of your life, because it's the only life you'll ever have.
I also think that this quote can be perceived as an unfinished quote. "If you want to be happy, be ____".
Alive. Courageous. Driven. Yourself. Unique. Thankful. ...the list could go on and on. Be the person you want to be. Don't be the person that everyone else wants you to be. Stand up for what you believe in and don't let others talk down on you. And remember to be thankful for what you have and appreciate everything you wake up to.
Lastly, I think this quote can mean to BE in the moment. Everyone, everyday gets caught up in life sometimes and has to really remember to live in the moment, be in the moment.
That's about all I got for this quote, without spending hours here on the computer and getting into a deep philosophical sea with no life vest.
What's your take on this quote? Link up with Sarah below and let us know!
Your Friendly Mama,
I like your take on that it could be a fill in the blank quote, where you make your own happiness really.
ReplyDeleteThank You Alison! :) This is such a run on topic. There are so many things that people think will make them happy, and really they only have to just be in the moment and just be. It's a circle :)
DeleteYou are already getting deep - and I like it. Great post!
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with you - you have to work for everything in life, but a little luck every once in a while helps as well. I do believe though that we can make our own happiness and part of that is just being in the moment.
Thank you, Kerstin! I like a little luck every now and then too! ;) But we all know it's only luck and it's nothing you can bank on. It's hard to 100% ALWAYS be in the moment sometimes...it's more of a conscious thing for me anyway.
Deleteoohh. I love that fill in the blank idea. Three cheers for being the person you want to be. I've heard that probably a bajillion times in my life, but only within the last few years have I actually really BELIEVED it and ACTED upon it. Truly. Thanks for linking up Cassie. I so enjoyed your post! p.s. I'm admiring your sweet little girl over there on the right. Love all her monthly snapshots :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah! I enjoyed it! I like your linky :) I'll be back :)
DeleteI like your take on this! My favorite? To be in the moment. That is something that I lost sight of but am trying so hard to focus on now. I feel so much better when I do!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kimberly. And I would have to agree. I feel like a little vacation might help get me back in the moment ;)
DeleteGreat way of approaching this. I like what you filled it with and how you left it open for many more. Also I like the no life jacket swimming phrase at the end :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading, Stasha. :)
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