Would You Say You're Happy?

[Panda]

In general yup I'm happy with my life. As for my childhood I enjoyed mine, I sometimes wish I could be as carefree and as free of responsibility as I used to be but I enjoy the freedom that comes with growing up as well.

I think in general I tend to have a fairy sunny disposition.

 

[StarryNightshade]

Perhaps I wouldn't necessarily say "happy", but I am content.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Are you referring to Beginner's Mind, or Shoshin?

Fruballs for understanding my post

 

[chinu]

It made me wonder; am I happy with my developed conscience or would I prefer to go back to my child-like state of mind.
What are your thoughts?

In both the conditions you will stay unhappy because always to stay unhappy with the "Preasent" is the attribute of "Mind" which becomes the reason for us either to look in "Past" or "Future" again.

True happiness is to stop and stay in "Preasent"

 

[1137]

I'm much happier being matured, intelligent, respected, and not bullied haha.

 

[Darkness]

It all comes back to Slavoj Žižek:

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[futilethewinds]

Well, I endured a lot of psychological abuse as a child, so I'm glad I'm past those times. And I prefer to have the faculties of logic that I have today (although sometimes I do miss the magic of childhood).