Why are so many people unhappy?

BEING HUMAN MEANS A SIMPLE LIFE WITH GOOD FAITH AND ACTION

Why are so many people unhappy? It’s actually

pretty simple. The thing that keeps most

people from being happy is fear.

Think about it for a minute. Look over your life

and what feels bad in it.

Do you get the blues every Sunday night

because you’ll have to go to work Monday

morning? That’s probably because you’re afraid

you’ll have to do a lot of stuff you don’t like, or

a lot of stuff you’re afraid you can’t do, or

both. Maybe there are also unpleasant people

at work and you’re afraid you’ll have a run-in

with them.

When you sit down to do the bills, do you get a

heavy knot of dread in the pit of your

stomach? Chances are, you’re afraid you don’t

have enough money to pay for everything.

When someone cuts you off in traffic, do you

blow your top? Well, who wouldn’t—they could

have killed someone! That’s fear, too—you’re

angry because they put you in danger.

Most unpleasant feelings boil down to fear. If

you’re stressed about work or money, your

relationships, what people think of you, or all

the things you have to do, it all comes down to

fear. This is important: fear is the enemy of

happiness.