Yesterday I was having a conversation with someone about happiness. Does everyone deserve to be happy? One of the basic principles of this country is that everyone is equal and have certain unalienable rights, like the pursuit of happiness. But, the pursuit is totally different than having actual happiness. All that we can do for other people is make sure that their pursuit is not blocked. (Which is why I think I should be able to take SEPTA and whatever movie is filming in City Hall today to the Supreme Court because they violated my right to happiness. Because right now I'm the opposite of happy, I am angry. Probably because I stood outside for 20 minutes waiting.)
Anyway, I think it poses an interesting question about happiness. Do we make it ourselves? Can everyone be happy? Does everyone deserve to be happy? Or are we just supposed to work towards happiness all of our lives? Hmmmm...
On a lighter note...Obama is now the president. We shall see what happens in the next 4 years. I hope that President Bush sleeps for 2 weeks. I think he deserves it.
And finally, to wrap up this Wednesday I'm paraphrasing this article from Mentalfloss.com about famous actors and roles they turned down.
Cary Grant - Turned down the role of James Bond in the first 007 movie
Regret? None really.
Will Smith - Turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix
Regret? Nah.
Michael Madsen - Turned down Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction
Regret? Heck yes!
Sean Connery - Turned down Gandolf in Lord of the Rings
Regret? Yes, he missed out on almost $400 million
Happy hump day.
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