What do you think of when people say live happy?

i m always like that, always think the bad first compare the good. then i get stress with it. that why we need to be positive in everything

This is exactly how I feel about most of society. I am glad that someone feels the same as I do. Some people just insist on making themselves and everyone around them sad. I don't need people like that in my life. I want to be around positive and happy people!

I know exactly what you are saying and their is truth in it, and I am not saying their is not a time to be unhappy because obviously their is. I don't agree with staying negative which I think is the problem in this whole discussion. Negativity is universal in society now which is exactly what shouldn't be happening. People use negativity almost as a common point to bond over. I think this is a problem. The news even does it. The majority of new is negative, and this is broadcast to the whole nation? This doesn't make sense to me. It seems as though they want to spread the negativity. I am almost positive that most people would say that when you are around someone or something negative, it makes you negative. I also think most people would say that it is harder to become happy than to become sad. So, why does the news spread negativity when most people say that it is so hard to come out of. I refuse to watch the new on a regular basis for this reason alone. Why should I surround myself with negativity. This is where I find myself to be almost apathetic towards others. I am sorry if this comes off non-sympathetic and cold hearted. I am not cold hearted in the least, but I think that society brings negativity upon themselves. I don't feel bad if someone is sad with few exceptions. If something happens directly to you or something happens that effects you directly I understand that. That is the only reason to be sad in my opinion. I don't feel bad for the people that watch the news and have a bad day because of something they saw or heard. I feel bad for the people on the news that it happened to but then let it go. This ended up becoming a ridiculous rant and I apologize but I just hate when people look at me and say I am heartless when someone is sad and I don't acknowledge it. They brought it upon themselves in most cases. I don't want to be sucked into the negative like everyone else. People control how they feel more-so than they think. Do things to prevent sadness and promote happiness. Otherwise you are just hurting yourself. Maybe I am answering my own question, but it is something worth talking about.