How can we get back there?
The door is inside us, we just don’t see it.
When I ask people what the happiest period of their life was, most answer as I do – childhood.
That may seem strange.
When we were kids, our parents controlled our lives. We had to go to bed early. We couldn’t travel on our own. We couldn’t eat as much chocolate as we wished.
Our schoolmates bullied us. We never had enough pocket money to buy what we dreamed of.
And still, for many of us, childhood was a happy time. But why?
The answer is very simple: we didn’t worry that much.
We didn’t worry about mortgage payments, a possible divorce or getting fired, the weather the day after tomorrow, or the presidential elections.
No thoughts about diseases, retirement plans, or some virus from a faraway country kept us up at night.
Of course, back then, we knew little about the world.
But knowledge doesn’t necessarily lead to worries.
Epictetus said: “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
So, if you worry, it’s your choice, even if you don’t realize it.
The phrase “try to worry less“ may seem silly advice to many, but strangely enough, it works—I’ve tested it myself.
Every time you start worrying, ask yourself: Will this help? Will my worry change anything for the better?
Worrying is not mandatory.
To be continued.
Svyatoslav Biryulin
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