Following on the argument of our previous post ‘How Acknowledging our Limits is Source of Happiness, but Is That Enough?’ – we probably need to respect the limits placed on us in general, but to reach full happiness shouldn’t we at the same time challenge some of those limits ?
Or, as the saying goes, when we respect those limits, are w
e really happy – or just comfortable?
Staying in the limits set on us or set by us is a good way to be happy now but might give after a while a sour aftertaste of unexploited possibility.
Therefore I believe that it is still a necessity to achieve true happiness in the long term to challenge those limits we have acknowledged – and broaden our perspectives.
Lack of comfort is not necessarily related to unhappiness. The journey beyond our pre-set limits will not be comfortable but can lead to a higher level of happiness – during the journey and when it reaches a new limit.
However, this trespassing of our limits needs to be done in a proper way to maintain sufficient happiness, and that is what we will explore in the next post.
