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Do What Makes You Happy

The other day I was in a store.  As I walked past the lingerie, one in particular.  It made me stop and think.   It was not provocative or skimpy something that would turn heads.  It was what was printed on the nightie that bothered me.  It said, “Do what makes you happy.”   I know most of you who are  reading this will think, “What’s so wrong with that?” Well, first, “happiness” is relative.  Happiness, not a one size fits all thing.  For example, I love running, it makes me happy.  You, on the other hand, might hate exercise of any kind so it would not make you happy.   “That’s not necessarily a problem,”  You might say.  And you are right, it might not be a problem.  But consider this; I live in town, and my son is quite noisy in the morning.   However, he is happiest when he is loudly talking to himself outside.  If he did what made him happy, my neighbors would all be awake at 7:00 a.m. with him.  Call me crazy, but I am willing to bet that my neighbors do not want him to