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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent
i know this doesn't prove anything, but you do realize a lot of religions take the fleeting nature of happiness as a starting point, right? the whole "point" of buddhism is to escape samsara, the endless dialectic of pain and pleasure, which the buddha ultimately said stems for the desire to continue to exist...
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If people want to persue that lifestyle fine, but I don't see the appeal of it.
I'm content with my life. I'll gladly take the fleeting moments of happiness that goes with the fleeting moments of pain. Life without conflict is boring and meaningless to me.