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[quote=Anonymous]I wonder if the older people look unhappy to you, OP, because by a certain age, most people have learned how many people have real struggles, and they don't want to be insensitive by those struggles about how content they are. Also, as a rule, people process their struggles and stresses by talking about them. So there's a natural inclination to (1) stay mum on the good things, and (2) articulate stress, which can lead an outsider to perceive that it's all stress. BTW, I'm 55, and my greatest sources of happiness, peace, and contentment are pretty quiet and private. Even if you knew me, you'd never "see" them. If you paid attention, you might notice small things -- like the fact that I try to make small, meaningful connections with people as I move through the world, which isn't something that miserable people tend to do. But would you see happiness itself? I guess I don't know what that would look like. [/quote]
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