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As Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, once wrote, “happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

That most of us misunderstand happiness and look for it in the wrong places is not an unknown fact. We constantly suffer its illusion and blindly try to grasp its shadow. We look for happiness in the real world, in the ‘real’ realm of existence.

But the real world has many laws — natural and unnatural — which we must unceasingly overcome, and however fair, pleasant and happy we may be in it, we’re always moving controlled by them.

In the realm of thought, however, we are disembodied beings, uncontrollable and free from penury. The real world can’t ever offer a happiness such as that which a fine mind finds in itself at the propitious moment.

Real happiness does not reside in the real world; is spawns from thoughts, which are the result of thinking, which is what fruitful thinking minds do.

Note: it is then no wonder that the population of the world is increasingly unhappy.

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