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11-20-2010, 07:43 PM
The initial question hits me with full force of the "victim" mentality or what is known as the "Circle of Concern":
If ONLY...I had this...If ONLY..I had that
If ONLY...I lived here...if ONLY I was <insert nationality>
THEN...I could be happy....
I think we know this isn't true since we all have chased things down and upon obtaining them soon put our eyes upon the next best thing to make us "happy".
The person asking this question has put themselves into a situation though where they will never be able to realize this since they can NEVER be Japanese and unfortunently you can never win against the "what if" question. (I.E. - what if I was born Japanese..would I be happy?)
Life is a marathon; not a 40 yard dash.
A superior psychology, mastery of self, and a clean arse are the keys to happiness.
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