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		ambicapter on June 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Art of the Possible That exchange sounds like he tried being happy over right and he didn't end up being happy anyways?

Amorymeltzer on June 20, 2020 | [–]

You can try for happiness without actually achieving it. I'd prefer to be happy and right; sometimes I'm neither. Preferring one is no guarantee you'll get either.

Also, Slartibartfast is pretty melancholy.

HighlandSpring on June 20, 2020 | [–]

I guess it's saying it can be difficult to practice what you preach.

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