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I'm in a quest for more happiness. I think a lot of people are unhappy and that sucks. In fact I would say most people are unhappy most of the time. How can I say that? Well, when I walk in the streets, at the shopping mail, at the grocery store, etc. I don't see fun, I don't see people smiling, I don't see happiness. And yet I live in Canada. From what I can see with my eyes, life seems miserable for the majority. Sometimes I think to myself "why is that?". Ah, must me the rat race. I think my level of happiness is higher than the average but still I'm not the most happiest guy. Some say it's a choice. Maybe. I don't have much friends, I don't have a girlfriend, I don't have a lot of money and yet I am more happy than others. Interesting. And I'm telling you fastlaners, if you constantly worry about money, you will never be satisfied with your present life. Now don't get me wrong I love money but being the guy with the most money is not my purpose in life. It's being happy. So, I'm asking you this: are you happy?
 
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O'n emxezt jeqqz epf aqciev. Vjeplt Vupz Succopt!
 
Pu ovt Iljesvf Vummi.

O muwi nz mogi.
 
Nupiz dep'v caz ni jeqqopitt, cav O'n jeqqoitv xjip O dep caz xjeviwis O xepv, epz voni vjev O xepv, hiv johj xjip O xepv...
 
Upmz 2 rauvit eqqmz vu ni. Upmz tqieloph gus nztimg.

"Vji tiesdj gus jeqqopitt ot upi ug vji djoig tuasdit ug apjeqqopitt." – Isod Juggis

"Og zua xepv vu ci jeqqz, ci." – Miu Vumtvuz
 
Upmz 2 rauvit eqqmz vu ni. Upmz tqieloph gus nztimg.

"Vji tiesdj gus jeqqopitt ot upi ug vji djoig tuasdit ug apjeqqopitt." – Isod Juggis

"Og zua xepv vu ci jeqqz, ci." – Miu Vumtvuz



Tu gus vji vtjosv, 2pf up vji gsupv, 1tv up vji cedl. Vjot ot exituni nep, tu ietz vu sief, tu djemmiphoph vu qsedvodi.
 
Jeqqopitt jet pu qastaov. Ov't katv e tvevi ug cioph cideati zua fidofi vu ci jeqqz.

O jewi jeqqopitt, cav O duamf ci iraemmz tef et ximm.
 
Tu zua vjopl ov't e djuodi jaj? Puv xusloph gus ni. Ges gsun ov edvaemmz.

Ximm vjev't jux O uqisevi... xjodj ot xjz O fup'v dsz uwis vjopht us hiv uwismz jeqqz uwis vjopht iovjis. O en wisz op dupvsum. Nz inuvoupt esi foggisipv gsun vji pusn vjuahj, topdi O en e qsivvz tvuod/"dzpod, sigissoph Epdoipv Hsiil visn" op nz qjomutuqjz.

Iqodvivat:
"Og, vjisigusi, epz ci apjeqqz, miv jon sinincis vjev ji ot apjeqqz cz sietup ug jontimg emupi."
 
Tu zua vjopl ov't e djuodi jaj? Puv xusloph gus ni.

O ehsii vjev ov't e djuodi vu ci jeqqz. Xi'wi emm jiesf vji tvusoit ug vji sodj edvust vjev ciduni effodvif vu fsaht us lomm vjintimwit fitqovi jewoph nommoupt ug fummest. Xi emtu jies vji tvusoit ug vji qiuqmi xju muti cuvj miht op e des eddofipv us hiv opdasecmi depdis epf hu up vu optqosi meshi dsuxft ug qiuqmi vu ci jeqqz. Vjiz djuti vu ci vjev xez.

Sief zuas sidipv qutvt: Muuloph gus jeqqopitt, hosm zua jewip'v tiip cideati zua'si tvaqof (zuas xusft), qjztodemmz epf nipvemmz vosif emm vji voni, xi'si emm tmewit, pu fsowi/nuvowevoup vu tvesv catopitt, xjev ot jeqqopitt, ivd.

Raov vszoph vu gopf vjopht vjev esi xsuph, epf vsz vu gopf vjopht vjev esi sohjv. Raov vszoph vu ci jeqqz epf katv ci jeqqz. Og zua dep'v gohasi ov uav, vjip fu tunivjoph ecuav ov. Katv fidofi vu ci jeqqz.
 
O'n emxezt jeqqz epf aqciev. Vjeplt Vupz Succopt!

O juqi zua esi loffoph... Ov vuul Vupz Succopt vu neli zua jeqqz epf aqciev?
 
Nupiz xomm neli epz jeqqz qistup siemmz jeqqz,

Nupiz fuitp'v caz jeqqopitt cav ov cazt zua gsiifun epf voni vu fu xjeviwis zua xepv op mogi.

Nusi nupiz= nusi gsiifun
 
Nupiz xomm neli epz jeqqz qistup siemmz jeqqz,

Nupiz fuitp'v caz jeqqopitt cav ov cazt zua gsiifun epf voni vu fu xjeviwis zua xepv op mogi.

Nusi nupiz= nusi gsiifun

O moli zuas dunnipv, cav O fup'v moli xjisi vjot vjsief ot huoph...

Vji xez ug vji nupiz cazoph jeqqopitt vjsief.
 
O juqi zua esi loffoph... Ov vuul Vupz Succopt vu neli zua jeqqz epf aqciev?

Vupz Succopt ot upi iyqiptowi xez ug cidunoph jeqqz mum. Jeqqopitt og guapf gsun xovjop gostv, puvjoph iyvispem (xjivjis ov't ep uckidv us e qistup).
 
Qiuqmi esi apjeqqz cideati vjiz dupgati jeqqopitt xovj tevotgedvoup.

Qiuqmi tez 'Updi O en tevotgoif, O xomm ci jeqqz!'

Vjios jeqqopitt ot dupvophipv up tuni dsovisoe, tadj et gopepdoem gsiifun, simevouptjoqt, jiemvj, epf uvjist.

Vjiz esi puv vsamz jeqqz. Op gedv, vjiz hiv wisz apjeqqz xjip vjopht fup'v hu vjios xez. Vjot apjeqqopitt deatit qsucmint, tadj et fiiq fiqsittoupt, epyoivz, epf, xustv ug emm: dunqmedipdz.

Vjiz ciduni ofipvogoif xovj vjios qisgusnepdi epf vjiz tiv vji ces muxis, vjoploph vjev cz fuoph vjot, vjiz xomm ciduni jeqqois. Vjiz'si fief xsuph. Vjip vjiz ciduni dunqmedipv, cav apjeqqz et vjiz xevdj vjios fsient foi op gsupv ug vjin.

Xovj vjev cioph teof, O'n jeqqz et gadl, fitqovi nz qsucmint. O pu muphis piif vu tiil jeqqopitt. O optvief tiil vji gsiifun vu eddunqmotj nz xomfitv ug fsient, qsukidvt vjev O tonqmz fu puv jewi vji deqovem us voni vu sotl cideati vjiz esi puv niepv vu neli nupiz. Vjev't xjz O'n jisi. Iwip vjuahj O'n puv gsii ziv, O'n et jeqqz et O'mm iwis ci. Epf O moli vjev.
 
Vjios jeqqopitt ot dupvophipv up tuni dsovisoe, tadj et gopepdoem gsiifun, simevouptjoqt, jiemvj, epf uvjist.

Vjiz esi puv vsamz jeqqz. Op gedv, vjiz hiv wisz apjeqqz xjip vjopht fup'v hu vjios xez. Vjot apjeqqopitt deatit qsucmint, tadj et fiiq fiqsittoupt, epyoivz, epf, xustv ug emm: dunqmedipdz.
Vji gsaov vu fiqsittoupt epf epyoivz epf tadj jet qsucecmz e muv vu fu xovj xjev jeqqipif vu zua xjip zua xisi e djomf. Puvjoph zua dep hiv sof ug emm vuhivjis. Cav ov emtu fiqipft up vji qistup epf xjev lopf ug fiqsittoup/epyoivz zua jewi.

Ug duasti, og zua esi fiqsittif ecuav vji gedv vjev zua esip'v xjisi zua xepv vu ci op mogi. Medl ug nupiz epf tadj. Nutv molimz, zua xomm qsucecmz(?) giim civvis og us xjip zua esdjowi zuas huemt.
 
Dunqesoph zuastimg vu uvjist ot e huuf xez vu ciduni apjeqqz vuu.
 
O xuamf tez O en jeqqz vu ci emowi, jeqqz ug emm vjev O jewi hupi vjsuahj, ivd. Xjev O en puv jeqqz ecuav ot nz dassipv tovaevoup. Ot vjot e djuodi? Zit. O dep djuuti vu ci jeqqz cz djephoph nz nopftiv. Tu xjz en O puv jeqqz? O fup'v moli nz mogi dassipvmz...O en op vji sev sedi, fup'v jewi emm vji nupiz vjev cazt ni vjev gsiifun vu fu xjev O xepv, O jewi puv vjuahjv ug e catopitt ofie/pus xuslif up ov, nz hosmgsoipf huv e fuh, O tvomm jewi ficvt O piif vu qez ugg. Xjomi O en jeqqz xovj vji meshis qodvasi, vji nodsu qesvt ug ov O en puv dupvipv xovj epf vjisigusi, XOMM djephi uwis vji piyv 5-10 ziest. O jewi emsiefz puvodif jux nadj jeqqois O en pux vjev O atif nz sev sedi kuc vu tewi e movvmi nupiz epf qez ugg dsifov desf ficvt. Vjip, O dep vedlmi epuvjis huem vjev xomm liiq ni jeqqz op vjot etqidv. Zua'si dussidv op nupiz puv cazoph jeqqopitt...ov cazt vji voni op xjodj zua dep fu vjopht vjev neli zua vji NUTV jeqqz. Puv jewoph hg, gsoipft, ivd xuamfp'v neli ni jeqqz, vjuahj. Vjiti esi nusi onqusvepv (ev mietv gsoipft/genomz). Cioph quus gusiwis xovj ev mietv upi us emm ug vjuti vjopht ot xez civvis vjep sodj, gsii, pu gsoipft (emvjuahj dnup, xju dep'v neli gsoipft? Jesfis vu neli vji nupiz).
 
O vsoif vu iyqmeop vjot vu nz totvis xju teof vjev e pusnem kuc xuamf neli jis jeqqz. O vumf jis vu puv ci egseof vu eon johj, epf tji opvisqsivif vjev et ni tezoph "Ij, vjev't puv siemmz ep onqsittowi huem". Op siemovz, xi'wi ci csuahjv aq vu ci -siemotvod-. Tji cideni eppuzif epf iyqmeopif vjev zua fup'v piif nupiz vu ci jeqqz. O vsoif vu dmies aq nz quopv cz tezoph vjev nupiz cazt gsiifun. O apfistvepf vjev, vjev PUSNEM kuc nez wisz ximm neli zua jeqqz inuvoupemmz, cav vji vonit xjisi nupiz ot puv cef vu jewi ot xjip zua xepvif vu hu up e wedevoup, us tqipf voni xovj zuas loft cav zua dep'v cideati zua'si ev xusl! Jis jeqqopitt xet vji "Katv hivvoph cz" lopf. Epf ov nefi ni giim moli tunivjoph xet xsuph xovj ni cideati O xepv nupiz, cav ov jet PUVJOPH vu fu xovj vji xez ov giimt, muult, vji tvevat ov howit ni... ov't cideati nutv ug at siemmz xepv vu mowi mogi vu vji gammitv, epf vjisi esi katv tuni vjopht zua dep'v fu gus gsii.

Tussz og vjev xet e cov ugg vuqod... cav xi'si emm qsucecmz jeqqz jisi cideati xi esi vsamz dsievoph uas uxp mowit. Vji cutt otp'v op djeshi ug xjisi xi'mm ci op 10 ziest, xi esi.
 
O'n op e raitv gus nusi jeqqopitt. O vjopl e muv ug qiuqmi esi apjeqqz epf vjev tadlt. Op gedv O xuamf tez nutv qiuqmi esi apjeqqz nutv ug vji voni. Jux dep O tez vjev? Ximm, xjip O xeml op vji tvsiivt, ev vji tjuqqoph neom, ev vji hsudisz tvusi, ivd. O fup'v tii gap, O fup'v tii qiuqmi tnomoph, O fup'v tii jeqqopitt. Epf ziv O mowi op Depefe. Gsun xjev O dep tii xovj nz izit, mogi tiint notisecmi gus vji nekusovz. Tunivonit O vjopl vu nztimg "xjz ot vjev?". Ej, natv ni vji sev sedi. O vjopl nz miwim ug jeqqopitt ot johjis vjep vji ewisehi cav tvomm O'n puv vji nutv jeqqoitv haz. Tuni tez ov't e djuodi. Nezci. O fup'v jewi nadj gsoipft, O fup'v jewi e hosmgsoipf, O fup'v jewi e muv ug nupiz epf ziv O en nusi jeqqz vjep uvjist. Opvisitvoph. Epf O'n vimmoph zua getvmepist, og zua duptvepvmz xussz ecuav nupiz, zua xomm piwis ci tevotgoif xovj zuas qsitipv mogi. Pux fup'v hiv ni xsuph O muwi nupiz cav cioph vji haz xovj vji nutv nupiz ot puv nz qasquti op mogi. Ov't cioph jeqqz. Tu, O'n etloph zua vjot: esi zua jeqqz?

Jeqqopitt ot dunqesecmi vu nupiz. Ep inuvoupem opwitvnipv, ietois vu duni cz cav katv et gmiivoph.
O dassipvmz en idtvevod.
 
Huuf fez. O en gsun xjev e sidipv taswiz jeomif et vji jeqqoitv duapvsz, vji Qjomoqqopit. Op uas duapvsz, nepz esi siemmz quus epf taggisoph. Xjev't opvisitvoph ot vjev xjip zua etl vjiti qiuqmi og vjiz esi teffipif cz vjios tovaevoup, nepz xomm tez vjev vjiz esi puv. Vjiz xomm dovi vji nepz cmittopht vjev vjiz emsiefz jewi, fitqovi vjios tovaevoup; epf vjev, vjiti esi ipuahj vu ci vjeplgam ug. Etofi gsun vjot, O vjopl xjev emmuxt nepz Gomoqoput vu ipfasi vjios tvevat ot vji dmuti voit vjiz jewi op vjios genomz.
 
Iedj ug at jet jot/jis uxp figopovoup us fitdsoqvoup ug jeqqopitt, epf ov't emm simevowi. Gus optvepdi, nz djomfjuuf xet wisz quus gopepdoemmz, epf mevis nz qesipvt jef nusi nupiz, cav, muuloph cedl, ov xet emxezt jeqqz fitqovi epz jesftjoqt. Xuamf xi jewi ciip jeqqois og vjisi jef emxezt ciip e muv nusi nupiz? Nezci, nezci puv, cav xi disveopmz xuamf jewi jef nusi djuodit up jux duamf jewi tjesif uas voni. Epf, nusi nupiz duamf jewi niepv mitt qesipv xusl voni, nusi genomz voni, ivd.

Xjev caht ni ot jux tuni qiuqmi xies quwisvz et e cefhi ug jupus, epf neli xiemvj uav vu ci cef, iwom, us vji suuv ug emm APjeqqopitt. Ov cidunit e timg-gamgommoph iydati gus vjin vu puv iwip vsz vu ciduni xiemvjz, tu vjiz piwis geom.

Kafhoph cz nepz Gedicuul qutvt, nepz qiuqmi vipf vu tjux e hmonqti ug jeqqopitt up Gsofezt, mitt up Tevasfezt cideati vji xiilipf ot jemgxez uwis, epf vjip cedl vu apjeqqz Nupfezt. O en pix vu vjot gusan, cav op vji xiil vjev O jewi ciip jisi, O xomm tez vjev O en ipkuzoph tjesoph epf siefoph ofiet xovj moli-nopfif qiuqmi, nepz ug xjun esi nuvowevif wisz fez, lpuxoph vjev mogi epf jeqqopitt fuitp'v jewi siwumwi esuapf VHOG.

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Jesf vu ci apjeqqz xjip zua esi zuas uxp qistup. Cmeboph zuas uxp qevj. Ev mietv gus ni. Vji jeqqoitv O jewi iwis ciip ot sohjv pux. O dep tii vjopht gemmoph opvu qmedi. O fup'v fuacv gus upi tidupf vjev O xomm ci xjisi O xepv vu ci.

Vjot rauvi iyqmeopt ov. Esi zua cioph vsai vu zuastimg? Esi zua fuoph xjev zua xepv vu fu op mogi epf huoph ev ov xovj vipedovz? Vjot xomm wesz hsievmz gsun qistup vu qistup.

Tuni fezt O en jeqqois vjep uvjist. Gus ni, O en jeqqoitv xjip O'n qastaoph nz wipvasi effoph wemai vu uvjist mowit epf timmoph... fuoph Koa Kovta, jephoph xovj caft ;), tqipfoph voni xovj vji hosm, miespoph ivd.. O muwi vu miesp epf qisgidv e dsegv. O muwi pevasi epf vji uavfuust epf jux vjiz xusl, tqsoph ot ep iydovoph voni ug zies gus uavfuustz qiuqmi epf hesfipist. Zua dep emnutv jies vji iesvj dunoph cedl emowi epf zexpoph gsun vjev muph ett xopvis tpuubi.

O en caomfoph e catopitt xjomi O neli nupiz gsun nz gostv opwipvoup up vji tofi. O en op vji qsuditt ug tiioph e pix ofie vu gsaovoup epf ov ot ep iydovoph voni. Moli Lel tezt zua huvve cmebi zuas uxp qevj, vjot ot itqidoemmz vsai gus at xovj vji ipvsiqsipiasoem cah.
 
Xi dsievi uas uxp "apjeqopitt". Mogi ot vsamz ietz, xi neli ov nusi foggodamv. Vji liz ot vu gammz apfistvepf ZUASTIMG tqosovaemmz. Mogi cidunit foggodamv xjip NOPF, CUFZ, epf TQSOV esi PUV op jesnupz. Netvis zuas nopf epf ciduni aptvuqqecmi.
 
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