Don't be sad. by Strieptokokken on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

This is not just an social media issue, this is a cultural issue. On a cultural level people are not aloud to be sad. People are expected to be happy all of the time, but one can't be happy all the time, one can't be happy most of the time. People with say "happiness is a choice," happiness is never a choice. When one is sad there is always a reason, sometimes it is the fault of the individual, often times it is something outside their control. No one is an island and the world is far larger than us, we are not in control of most things around us, and these things will affect us.

On top of that it is healthy to be sad sometimes. Not all the time but sadness and other emotions are natural parts of us. Denying these will not get rid of them, they will be under the surface affecting our actions and judgements. Denying the emotions also denies the causes. Depression is real, and many people have it. To deal with depression one must admit to themselves they have it and denying their sadness denies depression which prevents people form dealing with it.

Our culture is a failure, and not just for this reason. Sometimes an old car is just too old and broken down, you need to get a new one, sometime you have to reinstall windows, sometimes a house is too far gone, it needs to be torn down and new one build or at least gutted and renovated. It is time to make a new culture and throw the old one away.