As melancholic as it is KiD CuDi’s music is, it’s a nice break from dance mania that’s taken over music. Man on The Moon didn’t get the commercial recognition it deserved but it was without a doubt one of last years best albums. The official video for Soundtrack To My Life was released last week and it’s quite fresh.
I’ve got some issues that nobody can see
And all of these emotions are pourin’ outta me
I bring them to the light for you
It’s only right
This is the soundtrack to my life
It seems like these days it’s not ok to be human anymore and talking about inner issues is more a buzz kill than something productive. I agree, nobody want’s to be around a buzz killington that ruins a good moment with some selfish sadness. It’s a double edged sword because it’s important to address certain issues but wallowing and embracing sorrow is a waste a time and usually works against you anyway so it’s always best to take a look on the bright side and just rock on. Thankfully KiD CuDi doesn’t care what people think and seems to use his music for his own therapy. Anyways, check out the video and here’s a sick dub step remix of another great song from the album, enjoy.
KiD CuDi Ft. MGMT – Pursuit Of Happiness (Slink’s Hangover Remix)
keep up the good work!
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I’ve been lucky enough to get a preview copy of the actual (non-leaked) new MGMT album, and… wow. This is gonna make them even more popular. Siiiick. I see why they called it Congratulations. http://bit.ly/c7gREl
The Truth of Happiness
Definitions of happiness from historical global great minds:
Aristotle- The goal of life is the pursuit of happiness. What constitute happiness? Virtue, a fair degree of world good, a good mind (achievement), and friendship. Plato and Socrates shared similar viewpoints.
Chuang-tzu- Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
Spinoza: a transition, the power to maintain one’s being.
Hegal: The history of the world is not the theater of happiness. Periods of Happiness are blank pages in it.
Schopenhauer: Happiness dies when it is not shared. We can never have lasting happiness or peace. The wise man seeks not pleasure but freedom from pain and care.
New Testament (founding document of western civilization) mentioned happiness just 6 times and never in a happy context.
Donald Trump: Happiness is momentary, doing things positive and achieving goal.
Other sayings from not so well-known individuals:
The greatest Happiness for a thinking man is to fathom the fathomable; and quietly revere the unfathomable.
A large income is the best recipe for Happiness.
Man’s happiness is the result of man’s effort.
That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest Number.
The reality of happiness
I Ching (hexagram 58, pursuit of joy): key conditions for joy: financial independence, education, sharing spirit, friendship. Summing up these attributes, Work before play! A man’s happiness is the result of his sown effort.
These attributes were very close to the ancient Greek philosophers. That was exactly how Chuang Tuz got inspired to remark: Happiness is the absence of striving for it.
When people try to be happy for the sake of being happy with drinking and excessive eating without working, they will end up in sorrow.
In essence, I Ching practically covers the viewpoints of global great minds over history.
How to evaluate the validity of such attributes? We follow reality; we look for the happiest people in reality to see how they measure up to these attributes.
During the 1980-90s, Icelanders happened to be happiest people. What are the attributes?
Good education, high income, strong community spirit, open-mindedness to
pursue opportunities and meet challenges. They all fell into the frame of I Ching truth and other great minds who revere the truth.
However, the happiness index among the Icelanders declined during the last ten years or so, following the deterioration of their land quality and other resources; it finally fell to a chasm in 2008 following the financial tsunami. Conclusion: Financial security is the key to happiness.
(Note: the same survey showed poor countries stay in the bottom rank in happiness index)
In recent years, Demark has risen as the happiest country. Reasons? Its citizens are comprehensively provided with free medical care, education all the way to college, and other unemployment benefits. Again, financial security stands out as the key to be happy.
One can argue that many wealthy people are miserable. Evidently, money does not buy everything but without money, no one can buy anything. We have to remember also that given the identical condition/circumstance, no one is equally happy. Our DNA comes into play! People in both Iceland and Demark share the ethnic traits of Danes, hardy, courageous, content folks who conveniently survive hardship even though they are the richest in the world.
(This is the summary of a chapter in Succeed Naturally, the I Ching Way)
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