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Originally Posted by blossom  I know that I have been through some really terrible experiences in my life...total nightmares that noone else could know how it felt...and being around chirpy cheerful types made me sick, to be honest...they didn't understand, and the fact that they were happy and positive only made me feel worse about where I was at...so trying to infect them with positivity...I dunno if that's the best thing to do. Generally speaking it's best if the happy people stick with happy people, and if you're miserable, the last thing you want is someone who's happy and loving life to mock you without meaning to! Does this make sense? |
Yea, this makes sense in a way. But it's based upon a false assumption. Many of the happy and cheerful people that I know of actually DO understand, and they would jump out of their boat and do everything in their power to help someone in need. Most likely because they've been in similar circumstances before.
Simply to assume that they don't understand and are only mocking you is akin to throwing out a delicious hamburger before you bite into. You're throwing away a potentially great relationship or experience because you assumed something about the other person that isn't true.
Furthermore - I deal with negative people with tremendous love and compassion purely for my own sanity. To react to them in any other way would rob me of
my happiness. I unconditionally love other people strictly for my own selfish reasons, if that makes any sense. I don't try and 'infect' others with positivity. It just happens of its own accord.
