The Pursuit of Happiness

[am4z1ng]

I know a lot of people will be able to relate to this entry, because pretty much everyone has been in the kind of situation I’m going to describe. Basically, you feel as if you have to or you actually have to make someone else happy, and do what that person or those people want you to do. It’s a situation which we all find ourselves in at some

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[ichita_falls]

Ok, yes, women CAN be self-centered, but not all of us are. I know plenty of girls my age who put other people first. We know that life is not all about us. Maybe we try to make it a little bit more about us than men do, and that's where you're coming from, so I sort of see where your statement makes sense. HOWEVER, to say that we think the world revolves around us is really just a stereotype of young females (aka Mean Girls). I love you, Niraj, but sexist generalizations (even if meant as a joke) is rather offensive.

MOVING ON

I really liked your essay and agree with it. It really brought home the point that sometimes people sacrifice too much for the good of others without any return for themselves. I've definitely been dealing with the pressures of how to make myself happy along with satisfying all other people who have certain expectations of me. And I love that you pointed out colleges. I have so many friends dealing with that problem right now - the "I'm only applying because my parents want me to" problem.

However, where do you draw the line? Where does it go from trying to make yourself happy to being an arrogant selfish pig? (Sorry, couldn't think of any other way to phrase that). See, that's where I feel people have the most trouble. They WANT to pursue their own happiness, but they're scared of being selfish.

Hopefully one day we'll all find out happy medium.
~Ishita~