If you are doing things in order to be happy...you're doing them in the wrong order.
The librarian was explaining the benefits of the Dewey decimal system to her junior__enefits that extended to every area of life. It was orderly, like the universe. It had logic. It was dependable. Using it allowed a kind of moral uplift, as one's own chaos was also brought under control.'Whenever I am troubled,' said the librarian, 'I think about the Dewey decimal system.''Then what happens?' asked the junior, rather overawed.'Then I understand that trouble is just something that has been filed in the wrong place. That is what Jung was explaining of course__s the chaos of our unconscious contents strive to find their rightful place in the index of consciousness.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
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The librarian was explaining the benefits of the Dewey decimal system to her junior__enefits that extended to every area of life. It was orderly, like the universe. It had logic. It was dependable. Using it allowed a kind of moral uplift, as one's own chaos was also brought under control.'Whenever I am troubled,' said the librarian, 'I think about the Dewey decimal system.''Then what happens?' asked the junior, rather overawed.'Then I understand that trouble is just something that has been filed in the wrong place. That is what Jung was explaining of course__s the chaos of our unconscious contents strive to find their rightful place in the index of consciousness.
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