Let's also remember that we are free to create as many delusions for ourselves as we want to. We can choose to believe in old wives' tales, if we choose to.
For example, I can choose to believe that just smiling can make me happier. I can try it out, and hey! sometimes it works. I also learnt that sometimes, by just pretending to be happy, I actually become happier! I just tell myself, I'm happy, I'm happy.
I hope I'm already freaking some of you out by now.
One freedom of atheists is to pursue any philosophy that he fancies. When I was a christian, I used to believe that all human philosophy and wisdom is of the devil. Now, I no longer believe that. So, I find myself reading all kinds of self-improvement and pyschology books without any feelings of guilt.
For example, now I'm trying to read 2 books: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, as well as Children are from Heaven. Both books by John Gray. I hope to gain some wisdom at the end of reading these 2 books.
Happiness is a worthy pursuit not only in itself, but for the good it can bring to others as well as ourselves.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
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