For the past few months a good friend and I have been mulling over “rule 7” in his life principles: “do not seek happiness.” On first glance rule 7 might seem preposterous: if one is not to pursue happiness in (with?) life then what (and how) is one to be? The provocative nature of rule 7, however, is kind of its point: to force us to confront our (mis)understanding of happiness.
Rule 7
Rule 7
Rule 7
For the past few months a good friend and I have been mulling over “rule 7” in his life principles: “do not seek happiness.” On first glance rule 7 might seem preposterous: if one is not to pursue happiness in (with?) life then what (and how) is one to be? The provocative nature of rule 7, however, is kind of its point: to force us to confront our (mis)understanding of happiness.