General
HAPPINESS IS EVERYONE'S RIGHT
Everyone has the right to happiness. If you’re unhappy, stand in front of a mirror and ask yourself: “Why am I unhappy? What perspective am I viewing things from that’s making me unhappy? What wrong choices have I made that are causing my unhappiness? Why did I make those mistakes when I made those choices?” Don’t blame anyone else when you’re unhappy. Don’t look outside yourself for the cause of your unhappiness. Look within yourself. If happiness is a choice, you must find the answers to what you should choose within yourself.
The moment you say, “Ayşe schemed behind my back, and I lost my job. That’s why she’s the reason for my current unhappiness,” there’s no way you can be happy. Because you can’t interfere with Ayşe; you can’t change Ayşe. But you can change yourself. If you ask yourself, “Why didn’t I notice what Ayşe was doing? How could I not have realized she was scheming behind my back? Why didn’t I see Ayşe for who she really is?” then you’ll have a chance to find a solution and be happy again. This doesn’t mean you should blame yourself.
Learn how to take lessons from bad experiences. If you don’t learn from this bad experience that happened to you, Fatma will deceive you again in two days. Without getting angry at yourself or judging yourself, figure out where you went wrong. As you learn from negative experiences, you’ll grow stronger. As you grow stronger, you won’t experience the same negative situations again, and you won’t be unhappy in the same way. A character in “I don’t care” mode simply learns from negative experiences. They don’t get stuck on events and don’t give up on moving forward on the path to happiness.
He always says, “I’ve learned a lesson from this unfortunate event that happened to me; I’ve understood and accepted this lesson that the universe has sent me so that I can move forward and grow. I will incorporate this lesson into my life as an experience. And thanks to this experience, I will create a more beautiful world for myself.”
THE NEW GENERATION, THE HARBINGER OF LIGHT
Some people get too caught up in day-to-day events. They experience extreme anxiety about the future, driven by a belief that everything will turn out badly. I liken these widespread negative attitudes among people to the pangs of labor. The world may be experiencing the darkness of night. But we must not overlook the fact that a very intelligent generation is on the way. And these young people have a very positive attitude. I believe this generation is already the key—and the harbinger—of a much brighter future.
When people hit rock bottom, they make the most realistic assessments and the best decisions. As societies hit rock bottom, they will be able to establish much better systems. They will be much happier. People will make leaps far greater than they ever imagined. The dawn of new eras coincides with such periods. If someone had described cell phones to us just 50 years ago, we wouldn’t have believed it. But for the current generation, these technologies are child’s play. Just imagine the world these children will create. We can’t even imagine it right now. We can only envision a future based on our past experiences. But the new generation has witnessed a past with far more possibilities than ours. That’s why they can envision a future that’s different from—and more advanced than—ours. The low point of our generation will be transformed by the brightness of the new generation. We just need to be a little patient. A little calmer…
I believe a more sharing, more just order will be established—one in which everyone will be happy by empathizing with one another. It has never been night forever. Just as there is night, there is also day. We are going through a period of night, both in our country and in the world. But day will certainly come. And I can feel the warmth of the sun’s rays, even if I cannot yet see it. I can already sense the light created for us in the universe within the minds and brains of our children and future generations. Our children will create a world far, far more beautiful than the one we live in—I know this.