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12-20-18 02:01 AM
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A little something in my mind as of late. Been thinking about it since the start of January but waned a bit, but it resurfaced again (few know the reason) and got me curious on one’s opinion. 
Why is negativity weighted more than positivity? What’s your view on positivity, happiness, and what is your meaning of happiness? 
A little something in my mind as of late. Been thinking about it since the start of January but waned a bit, but it resurfaced again (few know the reason) and got me curious on one’s opinion. 
Why is negativity weighted more than positivity? What’s your view on positivity, happiness, and what is your meaning of happiness? 
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I have noticed a pattern in my life: I am more happy than I am sad when I take less time for myself and more for others. I still enjoy entertainment, for sure. But when I have the power to make someone else happy and don’t exercise that power? I feel miserable. Knowing what I do, I have a responsibility to mankind, and if I fail them, I fail myself. This responsibility is completely achieveable. It does not expect more of me than I can give. I am not forced to give and if I feel I am, I am not giving in a way that will make me happy. To give reluctantly achieves a similar result and perhaps even a worse one than not giving at all. I still feel sorrow, but when it comes, I am able to handle it and feel happier because I did not ignore it. That you are not ignoring your sorrow right now means you have the opportunity to do something about it. You do not have to do some set thing, some demand on you. Just find someone to make happy and do it! Your unhappiness will evaporate at least a little, and likely more than that over time.
I have noticed a pattern in my life: I am more happy than I am sad when I take less time for myself and more for others. I still enjoy entertainment, for sure. But when I have the power to make someone else happy and don’t exercise that power? I feel miserable. Knowing what I do, I have a responsibility to mankind, and if I fail them, I fail myself. This responsibility is completely achieveable. It does not expect more of me than I can give. I am not forced to give and if I feel I am, I am not giving in a way that will make me happy. To give reluctantly achieves a similar result and perhaps even a worse one than not giving at all. I still feel sorrow, but when it comes, I am able to handle it and feel happier because I did not ignore it. That you are not ignoring your sorrow right now means you have the opportunity to do something about it. You do not have to do some set thing, some demand on you. Just find someone to make happy and do it! Your unhappiness will evaporate at least a little, and likely more than that over time.
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We've already spoken about this before Bec, but here goes a long post:
 
I think we tend to make a "bigger deal" when someone does something bad then when they do something good because humans are expected to do good. For example, a youth worker who has helped hundreds of children of decades one day shoots his wife because she cheated on him. It matters not how good he did before, he will be considered a bad man who deserves a strong prison sentence.
 
Why? Because the good he did before is what we expect all people should do. We expect decency, goodness, and civility. I think this speaks to how important the concept of "doing the right thing" is to humans. So all the "good" you have done is really what you SHOULD have done. But if you do something bad, especially maliciously, then you have shown that you don't always care about doing what is right, and that is not acceptable.
 
I think this is a good thing. I don't think we should focus on negativity or spend more time thinking about bad things than good, but I DO think the best thing we can do with the short life we have is live in the best way possible. To choose to do right when possible. To be that allusive "good person".
 
Perhaps the greatest philosophical and ethical mind ever to live, Socrates, once said "It is not living that matters, but living rightly". Who am I to argue with such a man?
 
The very best way I can live, is by doing the right thing every chance I get. Occasionally, I will make mistakes. But if ever I purposefully and maliciously commit evil, I deserve the worst possible shame.
We've already spoken about this before Bec, but here goes a long post:
 
I think we tend to make a "bigger deal" when someone does something bad then when they do something good because humans are expected to do good. For example, a youth worker who has helped hundreds of children of decades one day shoots his wife because she cheated on him. It matters not how good he did before, he will be considered a bad man who deserves a strong prison sentence.
 
Why? Because the good he did before is what we expect all people should do. We expect decency, goodness, and civility. I think this speaks to how important the concept of "doing the right thing" is to humans. So all the "good" you have done is really what you SHOULD have done. But if you do something bad, especially maliciously, then you have shown that you don't always care about doing what is right, and that is not acceptable.
 
I think this is a good thing. I don't think we should focus on negativity or spend more time thinking about bad things than good, but I DO think the best thing we can do with the short life we have is live in the best way possible. To choose to do right when possible. To be that allusive "good person".
 
Perhaps the greatest philosophical and ethical mind ever to live, Socrates, once said "It is not living that matters, but living rightly". Who am I to argue with such a man?
 
The very best way I can live, is by doing the right thing every chance I get. Occasionally, I will make mistakes. But if ever I purposefully and maliciously commit evil, I deserve the worst possible shame.
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I think there's a lot of black and white thinking when it comes to positivity and negativity. I've been told I'm a very positive person by some, and an extremely negative person by others, and I will say I probably lean more towards the negative side. But, a lot of people, for the sake of keeping hold of their hopes, which may or may not be realistic, associate recognizing real problems with being negative, choosing to ignore them and wish them away rather than deal with them, in my observation.

I think that's why negativity is "heavier" than positivity. Because people don't want to think the world is hard or evil or bad. You can recognize and deal with problems without accepting that the world is terrible, though, and I think that's what I manage to some degree. I meet problems head-on and I'm always looking for ways to move forward.
I think there's a lot of black and white thinking when it comes to positivity and negativity. I've been told I'm a very positive person by some, and an extremely negative person by others, and I will say I probably lean more towards the negative side. But, a lot of people, for the sake of keeping hold of their hopes, which may or may not be realistic, associate recognizing real problems with being negative, choosing to ignore them and wish them away rather than deal with them, in my observation.

I think that's why negativity is "heavier" than positivity. Because people don't want to think the world is hard or evil or bad. You can recognize and deal with problems without accepting that the world is terrible, though, and I think that's what I manage to some degree. I meet problems head-on and I'm always looking for ways to move forward.
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m0ssb3rg935 : Yes, sometimes people say that "I'm not an optimist, I'm a realist", or "I'm not an pessimist, I'm a realist". 

The fact is, being and optimist or pessimist are simply different ways of observing reality. Like you said, if you are so positive or negative that you either can't see a problem in front of you, or that you make problems up that aren't even there... well THEN you're not being realistic. 

But the glass being half full or half empty are both accurate statements, it just depends on the angle you choose to approach it.
m0ssb3rg935 : Yes, sometimes people say that "I'm not an optimist, I'm a realist", or "I'm not an pessimist, I'm a realist". 

The fact is, being and optimist or pessimist are simply different ways of observing reality. Like you said, if you are so positive or negative that you either can't see a problem in front of you, or that you make problems up that aren't even there... well THEN you're not being realistic. 

But the glass being half full or half empty are both accurate statements, it just depends on the angle you choose to approach it.
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