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Every interpretation we can create has good and bad implications.

Suppose your interpretation of the right way to behave includes the belief that you will always tell the truth.

The good implication of this is that people always know where they are with you, and the bad implication is that people are sometimes hurt by what you say.

Because every interpretation has good implications and bad implications, and every action has good consequences and bad consequences, life can never be perfect.

The longing for perfection is the longing for an illusion.

If you want to be miserable, believe that you and the world ought to be perfect.

You will always feel guilty, angry and disappointed.

If you want to be miserable, don’t try to make your interpretations as close to reality as possible.

You will always feel surprised, confused and fearful.

If you want to be miserable, believe that you, your life and the world are reality, fixtures which you cannot change.

You will always feel trapped and hopeless.

If you are miserable and want to change, say to yourself,

The way I interpret myself, my life and my world has implications and consequences which make me miserable.

What alternative interpretations can I discover for what has happened, is happening and will happen to me?

Which of these interpretations will give me the most satisfaction and happiness?’

Let’s look at the important components of ‘myself’, ‘my life’ and my world’.