Can anyone ever be completely happy ? Can anyone ever have a fulfilled life ?

[Parnate]

I don't think I can ever be completely happy or fulfilled, it's impossible for me to be.

 

[DivineSpark]

It is impossible to be happy all the time. As human beings, we want more and more. We never get enough.

 

[FuneralCry]

I don't believe in the idea of happiness rather I see existence as the problem, I'll always see existence as the most terrible tragic mistake that just causes harm and suffering until non-existence takes away all anyway, existing to me really is just only suffering with no limit as to how much one can be tortured and it's all just so dreadful to me, I'll always see existing as just waiting to die. It's just futile unnecessary suffering all for the sake of it, I'll always see existence as the most torturous burden and I suffer simply from being burdened with this existence, for me non-existence really is the only peace and is all I see as desirable, I find it the most terrible tragedy how this existence was even imposed.

 

[Dejected 55]

Happiness and fulfillment aren't necessarily the same. Most lives will have ups and downs, and if you have more ups than downs or the ups are higher than the downs are low or you have your key needs met... you might very well consider having lived a fulfilling life even if you weren't always happy.

I know for me, I don't expect constant happiness. I would like to have some happiness sometimes though. I'm not looking perfection. I'm mostly looking for someone to be in it with me, and if I could have that... if I could live the next 40 years with a woman and we have ups and downs together but we fight through it side-by side... I would consider that a fulfilled life.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I'd say I've witnessed it in others. Not to assume I could speak for them but, put it this way, they described life as 'precious'. Did everything go right in their life? Not by any means. They lost a parent fairly young. They had fairly difficult health issues. They went through various friendship/ relationship/ financial problems. Throughout all of that though, they met a partner. They were extremely happy together. They had a close friend circle. They worked hard and, played hard.

Most importantly I suppose, they identified what brought them joy in life and they worked hard to get it. They were also supremely good at appreciating the good that they had. They were very good at appreciating things. Even simple things like their favourite film.

Kind of like they were able to wring out all the goodness they could find in life. I really admired that about them. I found it pretty difficult to emulate them though! Maybe some of my happiest moments were with them though so- perhaps it was contageous to some extent.

But yeah sure, I think some people can be reasonably happy in life. Not deriliously so all the time but, enough to make it seem like a positive thing to have experienced.

 

[cemeteryismyhome]

Not possible, not even reasonable to expect.