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Yellow
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“He shook his head. “Ona calls it the modern man’s addiction.”
I scrunched up my face. “And what addiction is that?”
“The destination addiction.” He gave me a long patient glance. “It’s an obsession with the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or the next partner.
“Well, maybe it will be,” I said.
“No, Chloe. People always tend to think that if only this or that would happen, then they would be happy. But they never are for long because no person, promotion, weight loss, journey, exam, or amount of money can bring you happiness long-term. Once you achieve it you’ll already be looking to the next destination.”
“So what are you saying?”
“That until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are. »”
― Yellow
I scrunched up my face. “And what addiction is that?”
“The destination addiction.” He gave me a long patient glance. “It’s an obsession with the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or the next partner.
“Well, maybe it will be,” I said.
“No, Chloe. People always tend to think that if only this or that would happen, then they would be happy. But they never are for long because no person, promotion, weight loss, journey, exam, or amount of money can bring you happiness long-term. Once you achieve it you’ll already be looking to the next destination.”
“So what are you saying?”
“That until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are. »”
― Yellow
