How to be happy: 'Enjoying questions without answers'

The flower in the top image is 'Nigella'.
Its flower language is 'love in a dream'.

This flower has an interesting feature.

The part that looks like petals.
Actually, those are not petals.
They are sepals.

The real petals have degenerated,
becoming small nectaries.

People tend to think
that what they see is the truth.

But in reality,
what is seen can sometimes differ from the essence.

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I sometimes
enjoy questions that have no answers.

Are all lies bad?
Is it right to retaliate if you are attacked?
Does God exist?
What is happiness?

When you start thinking about these,
it is hard to find an answer.
Or rather,
perhaps there is no answer at all.

When I was young,
I was a person who wanted to know the correct answer.

Black or white.
Right or wrong.
I wanted to reach a conclusion quickly.

I had that kind of feeling.

But as I get older,
I feel that the world is not that simple.

There are lies told to protect someone.
Sometimes you cannot protect yourself
unless you retaliate.
I don't know if God exists, but
there are people who are saved by believing in God.

The more you think about it,
the further you move away from simple answers.

Even so, I
like the time spent thinking about these kinds of questions.

Because,
it reveals what kind of person I am and what I value.

It feels like I am searching for the right answer,
but in reality, I am searching for myself.
I have that kind of feeling.

When living a busy daily life,
work, money, and weekend plans,
I only think about things right in front of me.

Of course, those are important things.

But sometimes,
what is good?
What is happiness?
What is life?

It is not bad to play with such grand questions.
Even if there is no answer,
or rather,
perhaps it is interesting precisely because there is no answer.

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Just as what I thought were Nigella petals
were actually not petals,
the world is more complex than we think,
and interesting.

Just being able to think that way
makes me feel like I can be a little happier.

For example, why not play with questions like these?

・Are all lies bad?
・Is it right to retaliate if you are attacked?
・Why do people work?
・Can you be happy if you have money?
・Does effort always pay off?
・Which is more important, luck or ability?
・Would you rather be a kind person or a strong person?
・Can people change?
・Does life have meaning?
・Does God exist?
・Is effort necessary to be happy?
・Is unhappiness a bad thing?
・Is it really bad to compare yourself to others?
・Can happiness be bought with money?
・What do you do if your happiness and someone else's happiness collide?
・On the last day of your life, what will you think was happy?

Of course, there are no correct answers.
It doesn't matter if yesterday's answer is different from today's.

As you get older,
the answers might change again.

Not to find an answer,
but to enjoy the thinking.

Enjoyment should make life rich,
and happy.

Books that influenced me in writing this article

'Sophie's World' by Jostein Gaarder

It is a story where you think about questions without answers, such as 'Where did the world come from?' and 'Why do people live?', together with a young girl named Sophie.
It is famous as an introduction to philosophy, but it is also interesting as a novel.
It is a book that reminds you of the joy of thinking itself.
Please read it.

I have also collected other 'ways to be happy' flowers
at the link below.
Please take as many as you need🍀

Thank you for reading until the end.
I hope to see you in another article.
🍀May you be happy🍀