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The Odyssey of Finding Happiness: An Autistic Manifesto

www.kingmikeforthesakeofargument.blogspot.com This is a Philosophical piece on how I cope with the meaning of life with autism. Feel free to comment if you like. The text for this is down below: This Piece is dedicated to the Many Friends who have stood behind me in times of confusion “Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured. ” Homer, The Odyssey It has been sort of a long bridge in life so far, I say. The Odyssey of my life is very complicated because I guarantee no one would want to be in my shoes with my high-functioning autism. As an out of the closet autistic, I have shared with a lot of people my ability to communicate greatly through writing. The great benefit of this technique is not talking to people face-to-face. I’m rather comfortable with the approach because every time I speak to someone verbally, I often feel like I have to hide in a closet. That sort of feeling drags on and on, and unfortunately, the feeling is a long term feeling. And that feeling is a drug of depression (no, I don’t take any narcotics, it’s a metaphor). I always thought that depression sort of came along with my disability, like I was the only one out of a lot of peers who had a dark feeling of sadness. My illness is sort of chronic; it sort of comes back when Im not expecting it, even when I’m enjoying the company of friends. It stings to a point where I become an eccentric, not wanting to be around anybody. I dare not to shed a tear …

Birth, life, death … What else? What happens in between is what makes life worth living – the elements of happiness. Do you want to be happy? You can be, if you know what it takes to be happy and then act on it. The Five Elements of Happiness 1) Purpose: When you find purpose, and you …

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