Originally posted by rbmorrisTo make things even more complicated... Just because someone walks down the street with a smile on xyr face, doesn't necessarily mean xe's happy, and just because someone walks down the street looking grumpy, doesn't necessarily mean xe isn't happy. As a child I was sometimes asked why I was so grumpy or sad when I was in fact perfectly happy, because I hadn't thought of putting on a smile. Bad wolf would probably have found the lack of a smile attractive and would then have been disappointed to find out that I was actually happy. 😉
Just because you're someone who looks deeper into things in search of a dark side, doesn't mean you're any more thoughtful than a person who looks deeper into things and sees their positive aspects.
If I'm walking down the street with a smile on my face, appreciating the nice weather, the trees, admiring the birds in the sky and marveling at it all, am I ...[text shortened]... ece of litter, maybe), and gets pissed off about it?
Note: I am neither of the above.
Originally posted by NordlysStoics ftw!
To make things even more complicated... Just because someone walks down the street with a smile on xyr face, doesn't necessarily mean xe's happy, and just because someone walks down the street looking grumpy, doesn't necessarily mean xe isn't happy. As a child I was sometimes asked why I was so grumpy or sad when I was in fact perfectly happy, because I hadn ...[text shortened]... attractive and would then have been disappointed to find out that I was actually happy. 😉
Originally posted by NordlysNot if you were a child. 😕
To make things even more complicated... Just because someone walks down the street with a smile on xyr face, doesn't necessarily mean xe's happy, and just because someone walks down the street looking grumpy, doesn't necessarily mean xe isn't happy. As a child I was sometimes asked why I was so grumpy or sad when I was in fact perfectly happy, because I hadn ...[text shortened]... attractive and would then have been disappointed to find out that I was actually happy. 😉
How dare you imply that? 😠:'(