To be great is not to be good or to be bad, but to be the master of both.

I remember, whilst living in a nicer area than that of where I was born, I, in my naive youth, said it would be nice if we had a nearby #McDonald's. My dad asked me what type of people it would attract and what it would do to the area. From pointless loitering to undercutting private businesses. It was then, in one simple question, that I first understood the deliberate damage caused by rushed modernity.

We all enjoy the company of happy people. And, I wish everyone as much happiness as possible. But, believe it or not, melancholy or even depression, though less comforting, are, on many occasions, admirable signs of an empathetic mind. Morbidly, but reassuringly, to be eternally happy within one's own life means you're incapable of seeing, feeling, and grieving for the people, creatures, and elements that suffer in and out of sight.

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