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		martin1975 on Sept 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Choosing happiness “Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen: you have to let it happen by not caring about it.”- Viktor Frankl

vishnugupta on Sept 12, 2022 [–]

This is a corollary of a verse from an Indian epic which loosely translates to “one should be duty bound without expecting any benefits”

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