Why do we feel sad?

My thoughts on why we feel sad and the negative impact of social media.

Why do we feel sad?

I think we feel sad so we can appreciate the happy moments in life. It’s to show us that life has its ups and downs, but it’s the best and longest adventure we will ever have. We should always remember that we will find someone who loves us for who we are and when we do, it will be one of our most cherished moments. We have great people in our lives and they are there for a reason. Some people believe that their destiny is already planned out and they cannot do anything about it. I think that destiny or fate have a million possible outcomes depending on our choices. We are presented with opportunities and we are the ones who decide whether or not to take them.

We try to avoid real life interaction with other people by surrounding ourselves with social media. We base our lives around how many likes, friends or followers we have and trying to be more “popular”. I think that this is the real sad thing, that in a few years’ people won’t even talk to each other without the use of social media. That people feel better about themselves by fake interaction.  This will inevitably cause people to be more introverts and that will lead to a higher rate of depression.

I do all these things and I know that I’m not going to change anytime soon. I think it’s just better to know your weaknesses so you know what you have to do to make yourself a better person.

Nol Zulfiu