Been thinking about the need to be satisfied.
One reason why "dumber" people are happier is probably because they know how to be satisfied. Since life doesn't give them too much choices, they learn to make do with and be contented with whatever's on their plates. They learn to live at the moment and enjoy every moment of NOW.
On the other hand, when there's too many laid in front of you to choose from, you start to compare. You start to make plans so that if something falls through, you will always have a safety net. You start to fear failure because you know you have to chance to prevent it. And all these make it difficult for one to live the moment. "Carpe diem" was the slogen for my Primary school class... it's amazing how my classmates knew this at 12 years old but I still fail to live it at 23...
A poster in one of my elementary school's teacher's washroom says (in Japanese of course), "Don't look a far too much, because you will end up missing what's in front of you".
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