Do you believe it’s your duty or responsibility to make someone else happy?

If you don’t then you might be considered a sociopath or someone with a lack of conscience, but you’ll also have a sense of freedom that most people will never experience.

However, if you do believe it’s your responsibility then you’re going to have to tread a very slippery slope. And you’ll know when you start down this slope because if you pay attention you’ll begin to notice their moods changing, sometimes erratically in accordance to your behavior.

Taking responsibility for another person’s happiness can be huge burden for you to carry, because eventually your life will be driven by how they feel and not by what you want.

This is not to say that you should start indulging in sociopathic behavior, but you should definitely not position yourself as the single provider of a person’s happiness.

This applies back to you too.

If you’re relying on someone else to make you feel happy then not only are you burdening them but you’re being irresponsible for your own feelings too. You’re also leaving yourself vulnerable to their behavior and whims.

Managing or mastering your own emotional state is a difficult task in itself and can take a lifetime of effort and practice. And ultimately you’ll learn that you can only really make yourself happy, and hope that others learn that lesson for themselves too.

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