I feel like i have no problems in life right now besides a couple and so I’m happy often these days. Although one of the few things that bring me down sometimes is how my happiness seems to make others despise me. I work as a cashier at a grocery store and so its not the best job in the world but I am grateful to be employed so i make the most of it. I realize some of my co-workers want more than this and well i do too but i figure I’m right where I led myself to be. All of my past decisions have led me here. I made some mistakes but thats okay because I’m willing to make up for it. I choose to be happy everyday i wake up because i want to be happy no matter how nasty people get with me whether its a co-worker or a customer. But I want to know why my positive attitude makes people angry with me. My intentions were never to hurt anybody. So why do people dislike it when I’m being pleasant. I had some older lady a couple days ago being really mean to me and it felt like she was trying to make me angry on purpose. But I’m not someone who resorts to anger when people are like this with me. 2 angry people just escalate the situation more than it has to be. I just take it without showing any signs of discomfort. But when i go home i feel like crying sometimes. Its not something that depresses me necessarily but it does make me sad when it does happen. Am i weak for being this way? Is it okay to let go of my pride for the sake of keeping things peaceful and for the sake of keeping my job? Its only been a couple hours since this happened yet i have already forgiven her because i figure she must’ve been having a bad day or something. I just can’t carry hate, its too heavy for me i guess. I’m not trying to say I’m perfect but i have really found peace in forgiving people, including my once abusive father. I feel i give these people too much power over my well being if i give in to anger.
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Jealousy and envy,
These people want to be happy too.
But it’s really hard for some people.
And sometimes, people want to hurt you, to try and take away your happiness.
Because if they can’t have it they don’t want you to have it either.
Not everyone is like that, but you’ve met some people that are.
Some of us are bitter and broken, but not all of us want to bring everyone down to the same level.
I envy you, in a good way.
And I hope you smile more then you end up crying, because then it’s all worth it.
Ah….I get it. Well then maybe i should try to make these people happy. It seems they need it the most from what i can understand. I wont say they’re bad people but rather people dealing with bad vibes. I guess its hard keeping the peace when you’ve been dealt bad cards. I suppose these people need support. I guess i kinda knew this already. I’ve brought out the nice side from some of the most “closed book” angry people that nobody would give a chance before. Some of these people include school bullies.
“So why do people dislike it when I’m being pleasant.”
Because deep down they are in pain, feel miserable and they want to force that on you.
Like @Octr said, they will try to take away your happiness.
I don’t for you but happiness is earned and the price is a great deal of suffering.
In my case, it takes a great deal of strength and it’s an everyday battle / struggle.
“Well then maybe i should try to make these people happy.”
Feel free to try.
Somebody who doesn’t have enough restraint to refrain from trampling you, just because they can, deserves nothing.
Maybe you will find that out for yourself.
Some people feel so much pain that they cannot relato to other “happy” people anymore, so they want the other people to feel pain too so that they can relate to them. Your best choice is to just avoid these emotional black holes. Then there are those who hate themselves because they cannot be happy, they know that something is wrong with them, and they admit it. Their anger has turned into sadness, these are the people who you can help.
I used to work as a cashier. This works:
forbes.com/sites/rogerkay/2011/12/19/generous-tit-for-tat-a-winning-strategy/
I get joy out of my joy bringing misery to people. There’s so many people I’m nice too and huggy huggy with, JUST to piss them off and mess up their Karma. Think about it, you did NOTHING wrong. Want to know where I got the idea to be nice to my enemies? The bible. ~<3 Hope this helps you rise and be the amazing happy person you CAN and SHOULD BE.