SELLING SADNESS

Why are some people always depressed. Even though they are not suffering from depression caused through a biological cause ? And why are there smaller versions of these people who keep becoming sad for some time, and then become normal again.

Are these people enjoying sadness ?

The first kind of people listen to sad songs, watch sad movies, talk bout broken relationships, betrayal in love etc. on a continuous basis! They like to be "perpetually sad" when there is no sadness in their life. It seems that they enjoy sadness and the pleasure that comes along with being sad.

And the other kind just spends some time with such people, enjoys that vicarious sadness at some one else's expense, or may just feel triumphant for not going through the same phase in life.

It is like being able to visualize the departure of a loved one for five minutes at the expense of someone else's real tragedy. It is like being able to live through a betrayal in love, when nothing like that has happened. It is like living through a state of misery when you are really rich. etc.

And then there are people who encourage such behaviour- the age old media, which also sells sadness.

You find these sellers of sadness everywhere. They also keep making sad movies, psychedelic songs, tragic novels etc for you. And some how you keep subscribing to all this and fall into this trap of enjoyment through sadness. Isn't it high time you stop buying them !

Why cant you just replace the artificial tragedy in your life with something cheerful? Even though it is as fake, all that happiness will not causing you or your loved ones any harm. Will it ?