Why

September 16, 2004
Why are we sad?
Because we are not happy.
Why are we excited?
Because we are not bored.
Why are we in love?
Because we are not lonely.
Why are we upset?
Because we are not content.
When we realize,
Then we only are.

This is the original text, and an edited version can be found in the Fragments of Reality -book.

Petri Kajander is a purpose-driven founder with creativity and clarity in mind. Petri has hosted Talks with Petri and Purpose ‘n Clarity -podcasts. He has lectured in universities, mentored entrepreneurs and business leaders, founded startups and the first free-market think tank in Finland, translated economics classics into Finnish and wrote about meditation and self-enquiry.