True happiness comes from within. It cannot be bought. If you are not happy, and you win the lottery, you will, I guarantee, end up unhappy again. Money buys things, and things only.

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You haven't countered nothing, because the points you made are not valid, you are basing your counter on information you don't understand, regardless the accuracy of the information, because it does not state what you are saying.. (Brazko)

Strong in this one is the force, yes.

good thing bud isn't a drug.

Happiness is a choice ...

To me happiness is the accomplishment of goals. I set some simple goals for myself and methodically over the years accomplished them. A decent (not lavish) but decent house. A good reliable car that could move a few people or a few things, but not huge or too small and sporty. A wife who is not only loving and caring, but also damned good looking and a complete freak in bed (I have no clue how I pulled this one off, but I did.) A visually and auditory impressive entertainment center. I've accomplished all of the above... So next step is an enigma to me... I'm just having fun with what I've accomplished and wondering what the hell am I going to do with the next 30 years of my life.

I'm not really having any 'I want' thoughts ... I'm quite contented ...

I agree the people who obtain 'status' symbols are usually those who deserve them the least. Being born with a trust fund and access to stupid amounts of credit is not 'status' it's random. Earning what you desire and keeping those desires within the scope of reasonable and staying in your means is success. To me personal success equals happiness, not necessarily things, but completion of goals.

I chill out on my couch and play some 360 and think, "Man 13 year old me would think the 33 year old me is a god among men, and I'm good with that." That just makes me smile.

-RT76

You may have inadvertently stumbled upon your own personal middle path, the perfect balance between asceticism and hedonism, the way to liberation of earthly desires and the final frontier that is Nirvana. It took Sidharta a few years to get that one, you cheated with weed though.

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I just took a shit in your aquarium! Isn't that ironic?

Even if I lost all of my worldly trappings and was on a desert island with no comforts, I'd still find the happiness in that place and hang out there.

Happiness is almost always a conditioned pattern. If you don't mind getting some lemons in life....because you have learned how to turn it into lemonade....happiness will always eke out despair.

The fun is in the adversity of life.... and is anyones best chance at success, as long as you understand that life isn't fair.

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You haven't countered nothing, because the points you made are not valid, you are basing your counter on information you don't understand, regardless the accuracy of the information, because it does not state what you are saying.. (Brazko)

you know thats true ive had i dunno how many solutions to things and forgot them during the next joint

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Im not as THINK as you STONED i am
"o ya, go blaze up a bowl then walk into you local police station and ask to use the bathroom let me know if you feel higher than usual when you walk in there!"

and i think i had a good point (damn you 2nd page i didnt see that there was one <.<) and happiness is what you make it EXACTLY! wow i hope i can figure the rest of this out next time i toke :P

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Im not as THINK as you STONED i am
"o ya, go blaze up a bowl then walk into you local police station and ask to use the bathroom let me know if you feel higher than usual when you walk in there!"