don't kill me, it's weird man

"Monsieur! Monsieur! I have a question.

How do I...stay happy?"

"Well, well. Well, a complicated one, a complicated one indeed. It is a process. The first step is: know sometimes you will be sad, but during those periods of sadness, and during those periods of happiness, don't beat yourself down. Life already does that enough. And after life hits, you must pick yourself up. You have to be strong, little Monsieur. When life beats you down and you realize things aren't fair, you have to be there for yourself. Every time. It is very hard, but the satisfaction is in the work. When you're sad and crying and hopeless, you need to remember the good things you are here for.

"Still with me, little Monsieur? When you are sad, you need to remind yourself the good things you look forward to on the daily. When someone is yelling and you feel frail, you must hold your chin up and walk away. When someone pushes you down, you need to get up every single time. When the world seems to tilt a little in a very unpreferred direction, you must remember your own strength. Remember your strength is there, and within your strength you need to remember you are adaptable, and you can get through this.

"After being strong, little one, after you learned to pick yourself up, we must learn to not fall down. Well, that's a lie. We must learn when and how to fall down. The truth is, you will fall down. Life sometimes might kneecap you with a stick and you'll crumble faster than you've ever know you could fall. I'll be teaching you how to try and dodge that stick.

"Monsieur, when you fall, as in, when something gets you down, the first thing most of us think of is "why me", but that's the worst question. Self-pity is a devilish thing, you see. Always stray away from self-pity, but never get self-pity and standing up for yourself mixed in your head. No, no. You need to acknowledge when people are not treating you welll. Do not excuse others in your head and you must not excuse yourself. There will be time for excuses. If you know someone is being terrible to you, Monsieur, do not stand it, and especially do not pity yourself and stand it. Stand up for yourself, but never ask the world why it has brought these injustices upon you. Remember, you get what you receive in life. If you want success, you'll only be disappointed if you think you can wish it upon yourself.

"Next, know the weight of your problems. Put it in perspective with the world's problems, and wonder if it will really matter in a year. If it won't, it's most likely not worth your time.

"And keep in mind that something, sometimes will get you down no matter your efforts. Know this is normal, and you are blamed by nobody for sometimes getting down.

"Great, now you know when you should be sad, and how to not stay sad. Now there's just one more thing, and that's knowing that sadness is unavoidable and happiness is a concept impossible to strive for. You will be sad. You have those emotions on you for a reason, but everything should come in moderation, even happiness. Somethings you have to be sad for, and some things you will be sad for no matter how you try and avoid your emotions. Happiness isn't a state but for more a feeling, so with this knowledge,

stay content little Monsieur."