iAmCharis:
Lol see epistle wey you take reply simple kweshon

This is a peculiar case.. There are thousands of persons out there who got admitted into the course of their dream and excelled in it all through. They had unbroken happiness


Bia, let's be realistic. Didn't bathe to school, wash their clothes, always slept on benches, barely eat real food? All these are lies. Yes, it happens but it's not seldom. We all read the interview of the guy that graduated with 5.0 from Unilag. He didn't experience this. I had a hostel mate then that graduated with a first class from electrical engineering. This guy plays football every evening with other students. He partied, had several relationships and everything a normal person does. Most times, I read for very very long hours. It didn't break my happiness rather, it was a pleasure. It was a pleasure to decipher and prove equations and theories most of my classmates couldn't. I guess Joe's point of view comes to play here. Happiness is relative.


Biko stop make unrealistic instances. Why will a boss pat you on your back when you come late for work, abuse and fight your colleagues? And when he queries you for such, is that enough to break your happiness??

*crunches popcorn*

Vivly:
Unbroken Happiness exists only for the contented.
Those who find unbroken Happiness to be a bore were never really happy in the first place because to find a lax, a fault in your happiness (the boredom) is itself unhappiness.

Sleekyshuga:
Unbroken happiness is a bore; it should have ups and downs

Culled from: Half Of A Yellow Sun
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Page: 314

Unbroken: whole, not divided into parts.

Happiness: the emotion of being happy; joy.

Bore (from the context of my question): to inspire boredom in somebody.

I finished C.N.A's Americanah, and dived for her Half of a Yellow Sun. Though, I have seen the movie but I realized that it is nowhere as intriguing as her book. It's a MUST READ for all lovers of literary work.

I stumbled on the quote (above) she made and uploaded it on my Personal Message (PM) on BBM. Since I totally agreed with her, I thought everyone did, not until I got a mention from someone today countering me, saying it was wrong. I tried explaining to him in the best of my knowledge but he stood his grounds. I decided to ask others, and I got answers different from my thought, though two ladies agreed with me, with the other basing her points on an adventurer (a relationship adventurer), though, I countered her telling her it applies to all spheres of life..

• Unbroken happiness can't be a bore. It's impossible to have unbroken happiness.., Mr. J.
--- Unbroken happiness is a key to a healthy living, relationship, career, life etc but it's practically impossible.

• Any everlasting/unbroken happiness is fake? Yes, I replied.. I GIVE UP was his astonished answer.., Mr. C.
--- There is NO everlasting/unbroken happiness... Any everlasting/unbroken happiness is pretense..

• Happiness is a certainty, and I know of couples that have never quarreled/had issues before.., Mr. A.
--- Inasmuch as we all want happiness, an unbroken relationship/happiness do not exist..

What then is the essence of happiness if it cannot be broken?

'UNBROKEN HAPPINESS/RELATIONSHIP/LIFE IS A BORE; IT SHOULD HAVE UPs AND DOWNs.'

What's your take on this? Do you agree or disagree with the above? If yes, give, reasons, vice versa..

Matured responses, please ..

Sleekyshuga:

Well, I think happiness can never be valued if we do not encounter sadness. There is a reason why there is an opposite. Don't you think so? What makes life worthwhile if there are no challenges, sad, happy, victorious moments?

• Being hungry make me/you appreciate food.
• Problems exist to make me/you appreciate happiness..

Someone talked about loosing a loved one before you can feel broken happiness.. Well, I wasn't even going that deep..

• Why do cars have brakes?

• Why do roads have traffic lights, bumps, T-junctions, zebra crossings etc?

Anything that disrupts/breaks my happiness makes it broken, and only things that disrupt my happiness makes me stronger.. It doesn't make me a sad person.. Lolz!! Never!!

P.S: If you can, look out for Viktor Frankl E's Man's Search for Meaning.. I can send you a PDF.. I love his quotes:
-- What is to give light must endure burning

-- Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

Thanks for contributing ..

nnamdiosu:



Hi shugar. Wassap. Following ur diary madly like how Monday follows Sunday badly Wassap with u? No updates? Boys dey vex o.

Now, (don't mind me o. Most times wen u make entries on ur diary, u end by replying posts or msgs of some of ur peeps. Is it that them email or pm u? Cos I have lots of questions/ comments but I can't post on ur diary.
How's ur sister. And camp? Do take care.
Your no 2 fan.....after R

Good evening ..

No, they don't email or PM me.. They tag me on their diaries, and I reply on mine OR they mention me on Diaryland chat room while I reply.. You get? No one comments on another's diary . It's a personal space..

You can always do me a PM or send me a mail while I reply .

My sister is doing good.. Camp? Which of the camp ? I'm starting work on Monday oo..

Sleekyshuga:

Good evening ..

No, they don't email or PM me.. They tag me on their diaries, and I reply on mine OR they mention me on Diaryland chat room while I reply.. You get? No one comments on another's diary . It's a personal space..

You can always do me a PM or send me a mail while I reply .

My sister is doing good.. Camp? Which of the camp ? I'm starting work on Monday oo..

Sleekyshuga:

To every success, there is a bridge..
To every course you are fighting for, something (a sacrifice) has to be paid..

• I applied for Medicine (unbroken happiness), and instead, I got a course I never knew existed. I had to adjust (it became a challenge/downs). My ability to sail in that course becomes my success story (ups).

• I had classmates who didn't bathe to school, wash their clothes, slept on benches, barely ate real food, had little or no social life all in a feat to achieve success.. I remember my c.rep telling me he never cooked from his year 1 till he graduated, all because he wanted to leave with a first class, and of course, he did it..

There are periods you just don't want to read but because of the goal(s) ahead, you brace up, leave your unbroken happiness/comfort zone to tackle the ups & downs in academics..

Whether you like it or not, that was a bridge to their happiness/normal lives..

• Why would I want to have a boss who will always pat me on my back when I do something wrong, come late to work, abuse and fight my colleagues all because he wants me happy ?

• Or a boyfriend/hubby who would want me happy always even at the detriment of my own mistakes/faults? Whatever happens to shaking that unbroken happiness?

Wouldn't I get bored? Of course, I will.

IAmCharis, wouldn't you get bored ? Where then is the chance to prove that you are ready to learn, and be better if things goes smoothly for you?

'Even the rich also cry.'

I wouldn't shove my opinions down your throat !! Each man to his own understanding..

Bobugee:



Your words pierced my heart. Please, can you be my mentor? I need some one to speak in to my life.

Please?

Did I just blush ? I feel honored. Do me a PM. Thanks for making my morning.

Sleekyshuga:

Did I just blush ? I feel honored. Do me a PM. Thanks for making my morning.

daveP:
Sometimes i dey wonda where u dey look4 ur dp!
HNY2018.

Hehehehehe.. I was staring at 2018 already . Happy new year and month to you. God's blessings..

Sleekyshuga:

Hehehehehe.. I was staring at 2018 already . Happy new year and month to you. God's blessings..