We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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If you are happy, you are happy; nobody asks you why you are happy. Yes, if you are miserable, a question is relevant. If you are miserable, somebody can ask why you are miserable, and the question is relevant - because misery is against nature, something wrong is happening. When you are happy, nobody asks you why you are happy, except for a few neurotics. There are such people; I cannot deny the possibility.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Happiness is often taken for granted, while misery prompts questions about its cause.
This quote by Rajneesh highlights the notion that happiness is a natural state that does not typically require justification; it exists inherently without the need for explanation. Conversely, misery is perceived as an anomaly that invites inquiry, indicating that something is amiss that demands understanding and resolution.
Themes
HappinessMiseryNatureEmotionInquiry
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about mental health, one might say, 'As Rajneesh points out, happiness doesn't require justification—it's simply a state of being.'
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