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What does it mean?
Seeking happiness can feel like rebellion against a world that offers no right to it.
In plain terms
Desiring happiness may feel like a revolt.
What can you take from it?
Question the notion that happiness is a given right.

Where it applies

  • philosophical reflection
  • creative writing

Putting it to work

  • examine personal expectations
  • reframe happiness

Questions to consider

  • Why do we feel entitled to happiness?
  • What does revolt mean in personal fulfillment?

Another view

Not everyone sees happiness as a revolt; some view it as a goal.

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