Life
is good, but why we do feel bad in so many occasions. It is one of
those endless discussions beyond the memory of man. In good times of
growth and prosperity, it may only be a philosophical debate, but in
times of depression like the ones we are currently going through, it
becomes a really important issue.
Let
me start with the statement that it is not disgraceful to feel bad.
Human nature is not alien to negative emotions from time to time,
mainly because, otherwise, we would not be able to get satisfied by
all good things. Also, we must accept that it is natural to feel bad,
when important unpleasant events occur in our life, like the loss of
a beloved person, the crush of a love affair or a business failure.
Even the loss of the World Cup by our favorite team is an acceptable
reason to feel depressed for a while.
It
is high time to give the alarm, when one realizes that he feels bad
for a quite long period of time without any significant reason. There
are many excuses for that, the crushing defeat by sad news is a
trendy excuse these days, the lack of new interesting activities is a
very old and worn out one. However, it is extremely important to
comprehend and accept that these are nothing but excuses.
We
should compare our lives with the childhood in a hometown.
To
draw a parallel between your home and many places around the world,
that we use to define as “third world”, but we may consider it
“limbo” if we had to make a living there. Also, the right thing
is to have a basic idea of history, not in terms of dates and names,
but in terms of facts. It is very hard to find a period of peace in
the western world’s history that lasted so long as the one we are
still enjoying today. And this fact alone should be enough to put a
happy smile on our faces.
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