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"Tu ne seras jamais heureux si tu continues à chercher en quoi consiste le bonheur. Tu ne vivras jamais si tu cherches le sens de la vie."

Albert Camus

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Always looking for happiness or the meaning of life can actually stop you from enjoying or living your life. Imagine someone who spends all their time reading books about how to be happy but never goes out to have fun or hang out with friends. They might know a lot about happiness but don't actually experience it. In real life, happiness comes from simple everyday things—like spending time with people you love, doing activities you enjoy, or appreciating little moments. If you're always searching for a big, perfect answer or secret to life, you might miss out on these small joys. Take, for instance, a person who loves painting. If they spend too much time thinking about what makes painting meaningful instead of just painting, they might lose the joy that painting brings. So, it's better to live in the moment and do things that make you happy, instead of always searching for the 'secret' to happiness. You can apply this by focusing more on doing things that make you feel good and less on finding the ultimate answer to happiness or life's meaning. This way, you'll live fully and find joy in the present.

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Contentment Existentialism Fulfillment Happiness Inner peace Meaning of life Mindfulness Philosophy Searching Self-discovery
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