If Nothing Changed, Could I Be Happy? pt. 2
On Restarting and Progress
If nothing changed in my life, could I still call myself happy?
What is this question doing? What is it getting at?
At the bottom of this question: how do I understand happiness and change? In this case, happiness was brought about by a sense of ownership and hard work having some payoff.
Living alone in a city that I chose to be my home is a powerful thing, and I feel the pride and accomplishment and contentment from it.
This lifestyle was the target of the change I wanted, and what has come along with this is a larger, more fulfilling sense of liberty.
Therefore, if nothing changed, could I still be happy?
Is this question asking if my happiness is lasting? I think any amount of wisdom would agree that the answer to this is probably “no,” and a more mature answer to this might be, “no, but not there will be more later.”
More soon,
Trevor