By all means see it....
...but DON'T swim in it! It's far too dangerous! :O)
(Don Draper is, indeed, mad and a man., Thu 1 Sep 2011, 22:03, 1 reply)

Duly noted!
Also, I'd like to explain why I found parts of your story annoying. India is becoming richer as a nation. Its industry is building up and it even has its own space programme. It still has, however, some of the worst poverty in this world. The strife of the working class and poor is bad enough. The lives of beggars is just pitiful. Of course they will find happiness where they can. They are human and humans generally do. To imply that they somehow have it better than you is just an insult to them and their existence. Or at least that's how I see it.
(Smysha Tra la la!, Thu 1 Sep 2011, 22:10, closed)

Oh god no!
I wasn't belittling their poverty in any way shape or form. I just found it amazing that with all the stuff I have, I still can't be happy. Yet these people, with relatively little, had more happiness than I had. If I had the opportunity to lift these people out of poverty, I'd take it in a heartbeat.
(Don Draper is, indeed, mad and a man., Thu 1 Sep 2011, 22:13, closed)

Things don't give you happiness. You find happiness in things. I am sure that if you did take a look at your life then you will realise that there are some things that provide happiness for you. If not then perhaps it's your outlook that needs work on. Take the children for example - there is little in their lives but blight, unfortunately, but they will still find happiness where they can.

I don't mean to belittle you or whatever you are going through. I am going through a rough time and for a while I couldn't find happiness in anything either. It nearly drove me insane. I had to take a step back and realise that it was me that was flawed. Things are shit but things are shit for everyone at some point or other. That doesn't mean that you stop finding happiness.

Sorry, I didn't mean to go off on this tangent and start preaching! In my defence I preach with love. :D
(Smysha Tra la la!, Thu 1 Sep 2011, 22:22, closed)

No problem...
...I like wisdom in all shapes and sizes. :O)
(Don Draper is, indeed, mad and a man., Thu 1 Sep 2011, 22:25, closed)

Ignorance...
..is bliss.
(Vinnie Strokes Got bummed on, Thu 1 Sep 2011, 23:12, closed)