They have very simple needs, so long as their stomach is full of either nuts or grass they're happy. — Gitonga
In short unless your a millionaire or one of the lucky few happy with your life, you'd be much happier as a squirrel or elephant. — Gitonga
Better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied — J.S.Mill (Founder of Hedonism)
Animals mainly experience either happiness or pain but not sadness when an event is over they move — Gitonga
think that animals such as squirrels and elephants are happier than most humans. Because they do not need to worry about jobs or rent or friends or close minded parents or racism or self esteem etc
They have very simple needs, so long as their stomach is full of either nuts or grass they're happy.
Animals mainly experience either happiness or pain but not sadness when an event is over they move on. I specifically chose squirrels and elephants because they live better lives compared to other animals such as cows that get slaughtered or lions that may go hungry for days.
My estimation of the world is that only half the people that live in it are possibly happy, the rest struggle with poverty, hunger inequality and unrealised dreams.
Everything from being bullied in school to being socially rejected to hating your boss to not being able to pay rent to expensive dental bills.
In short unless your a millionaire or one of the lucky few happy with your life, you'd be much happier as a squirrel or elephant. — Gitonga
in that case the wisdom causes suffering, as for the animal they're incapable of remembering what happened. — Gitonga
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