Buddhism explains this same idea better - unhappiness stems not from life events but our attachments to thoughts about them. The past is a story in our head, as is the future. Let go of the stories of what we think things should be and you can be content.
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yassismore on August 19th, 2018 at 07:22 UTC »
The reason I’m unhappy is someone stole my beer.
berserkJoeReddit on August 19th, 2018 at 07:53 UTC »
Google assistant be spitting truth
URM8DAVE on August 19th, 2018 at 09:05 UTC »
Buddhism explains this same idea better - unhappiness stems not from life events but our attachments to thoughts about them. The past is a story in our head, as is the future. Let go of the stories of what we think things should be and you can be content.