What did I learn today?
Today I asked one of my classmate/colleagues about her opinion on unhappiness. She said one thing that really made sense to me. She stated “You can be happy about the place you are at, but unhappy about the things that are going on here”. It was like a light bulb that went off in my head. Wherever God has placed you or will bring you, like a new school or job, you made be very happy with your decision. The education you are receiving is great or the work experience is helping with your career may be beneficial. Yet some things that happen with the place may make you unhappy. For example it could be the attitudes of colleagues, the close mindness of faculty or staff, the tedious work you do, the weather of the new location you move to. Whatever it may be, it’s completely normal for a human being to find some things that can make him or her unhappy. It’s when the unexpected that makes you unhappy is the disturbing part. So what do you when you realize that the mindset of everyone you work with is against your belief? Or some of the money you are raising is going towards something you don’t agree with?
Bottom line: Before you are able to say that you are unhappy with the place, school, job or whatever it is, you must be able to distinguish what it is that makes you unhappy. Look at the whole situation. Then evaluate it if it’s worth leaving or changing something or just sticking it out. Take a double look at the situation before you put a negative stamp on it and find the positives. If it something that contrasts foundational truth and you cannot live or be productive with that, then it’s ok to say that you are unhappy. Stand up for what you believe it. Voice out loud that you are unhappy, but you must have searched and reasoned for it. You won’t regret it in the end.
That's what I learned today.
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