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All he did was to remove the one thing that makes almost all people unhappy: other people. Whatever they want, the answer is no.
as long as it’s groups of fewer than two people.
Because Lucas is making the mistake of thinking that the board wants to solve the problem. But people
never want to do that.
people who want to be happy try to add things to their lives. But really what maybe they should be doing is taking something away.”
“But it was very nice to find that out for myself. What I don’t like.”
“I think . . . maybe . . . I appreciate myself more now.
Sometimes I think that children should be teenagers first, and become small afterwards, because it’s unbearable for parents to get used to the fact that they don’t jump anymore.”
Once someone bought that frying pan or that ice skate, thinking: Maybe this is what will make me happy?
Do not collect junk in your hearts. You can make yourself happy if you don’t let others make you unhappy.
Don’t look on the internet for someone who is exactly like you. Look for someone who isn’t. Love is not to never fight. Love is always making up.
Lucas is happy. It’s not as hard as one might think to become, the hard part is just to keep being it. It’s hard because it’s so easy to get in your head that if you are to be happy, you have to be happy exactly all of the time. And who in the world has the energy for that? Happiness can be exhausting. Honestly, it’s most often enough to just not be the opposite.
This is, of course, a grave mistake. If you want to see normal people turn into power-hungry dictators in five minutes, all you have to do is say the magic words: “We’d love to hear your suggestions!”
but they still manage to disagree. People are amazing that way. Soon everyone is fighting. Eventually
Because the doctors and nurses understand very well that all the modern pills and treatments are surely great, but sometimes what people really need most of all is a prescription for a break.
