… there’s something special
about happiness
that you don’t otherwise come across
maybe that’s the problem
we don’t know it well enough
should learn more about it
I think it’s a matter of trainingBenny Andersen
From Happiness –
Something to Live Up To
Selected Poems
There’s a certain relentless tenacity in our 21st century world’s doom-mongers – those who ‘eat’ huge quantities of negativity, though they’re only able to process it by blaming and generally wreaking havoc in the lives of the chef, those who chose the restaurant, other patrons, the waiters, women, children, entire innocent populations of other cities, or nations – pretty much anyone except themselves. They’re fully occupied with misery-making. A worldwide problem.
But there is something special about happiness, albeit a matter of training. And happiness can be focused, tenacious and persistent, too. Unifying. Countering problems. Not cheap. Not ignorant. Not belittling others’ pain. But building blocks for a better, safer world. Something that comes more naturally to most humans than the fomenting of doom, loss, international depression, anti-depressant drugs, and destruction. Speaking up for happiness, being cause for another’s happiness, is a worthwhile occupation – with quickly demonstrable consequences.
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