Limits On Happiness

Who is to dictate your happiness other than yourself? Should the possibility of hurting another person stop you from pursuing your own happiness? (Disclaimer: I am referring to emotional pain not physical pain.) If you have a good job and you are unhappy should you stay at that job? Or should you quit and be an artist cause that’s what you have always wanted to do and it’s what makes you happy…same scenario but add a significant other who’s gotten used to living a certain way. I don’t think I need to go into multiple examples for you all to get the idea. Point, what, if any, are the limits to a person’s happiness? Is it determined by the individual or by morals and stipulations based on societal views? Should a person give up their own happiness for another? And again, should that choice be made by the individual themselves? And more so, should the choice be made, is it really our own or have we been so influenced by our surroundings that we talk ourselves into what we think is right by those standards. I like to think my parents influenced me to make responsible choices but to make choices that would bring me happiness. Life to me is not about pleasing the wishes of others but living life to the fullest because as cliché as it is, tomorrow really is not promised to anyone. Life should be lived and not categorized into race, age, sexuality, or anything else. If it makes you happy and brings fulfillment to your life why let negative stigmas get in the way? Are you okay with today if tomorrow is the end? You should be.