Paul HG

“The Joy of Victimhood There are some clear rules about happiness. One is that you cannot be happy if your primary identity is that of a victim, even if you really are one. There are a number of reasons: People who regard themselves as victims do not see themselves as in control of their lives. Whatever happens in their lives happens to them, not by them. People who primarily regard themselves as victims see the world as unfair to them in particular. Just as the young student who always sees himself as “being picked on” is an unhappy soul, so is the person who carries that attitude into adulthood. People who regard themselves primarily as victims are angry people, and an angry disposition renders happiness impossible. People who have chosen to regard themselves as victims cannot allow themselves to enjoy life, because enjoying life would challenge their perception of themselves as victims.”
― Dennis Prager, Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual

“Justice always finds the void that seeks it. Justice is a traveler through time.”
― Hendrith Smith, The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“Unhappy poor people at least have the fantasy that money will make them happy; unhappy rich people don’t even have that.”
― Dennis Prager, Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual

“I often wonder if I am entitled to be as happy as I am, given the amount of suffering in the world.”
― Dennis Prager, Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual