These days in western societies, quite a few people hold this notion that can be best summed up as, "Happiness, to a large degree, comes from within"
Or as a corollary, one can use whats been offered by neumann_alfred below:
If something in the exterior world makes you discontent,
then it is not that object which troubles you, but rather
your judgement of it; yet to blot out this judgement
instantly is within your power. And if your
dissatisfaction is based on the condition of your soul,
who can prohibit you from correcting your views?
However I feel that people resign to this world view essentially due to powerlessness or the perception of one's powerlessness.
The external world and the facets one finds disagreeable or troubling in it, just seem too Olympian a task to impact, much less expunge.
This paves the way for one to easily resolve to the aforementioned world view where one just finds easier to remedy his or her "judgment" of that disagreeable or "troubling" aspect, rather than engage it.
There must be a label for this phenomenon in the study of strategic decision making (Game theory).
These days in western societies, quite a few people hold this notion that can be best summed up as, "Happiness, to a large degree, comes from within"
Or as a corollary, one can use whats been offered by neumann_alfred below:
However I feel that people resign to this world view essentially due to powerlessness or the perception of one's powerlessness.The external world and the facets one finds disagreeable or troubling in it, just seem too Olympian a task to impact, much less expunge.
This paves the way for one to easily resolve to the aforementioned world view where one just finds easier to remedy his or her "judgment" of that disagreeable or "troubling" aspect, rather than engage it.
There must be a label for this phenomenon in the study of strategic decision making (Game theory).
Please do enlighten, if you're familiar with it.