For Every Minute You Are Angry You Lose Sixty Seconds of Happiness

For Every Minute You Are Angry You Lose Sixty Seconds of Happiness

Portrait of an elderly gentleman. Photographs by Julian Germain with the photo albums of Charles and Betty Snelling

The only way to implement change is if we can achieve a non-commercial realisation of happiness….Germain compiled ’For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness’ from pages in Charlie Snelling’s family album and from photos that he had taken of Charlie. It is a template model for what critical engagement should try to achieve in our day and age: forget the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ and provide examples of people who operate in a different forcefield. People who are not grasping, not filled with self-importance and not embittered, people with a profound understanding of who they are and what they stand for, something that cuts across all cultures. We cannot personally invent life; we have to follow someone’s example. There were times when local traditions did the job, but now the media has stepped into the role. Do not leave this vital task to the commercially driven! Stand up for who you are no matter what the adverts try to turn you into. We need examples of people who do not submit to this, who lead courageous lives, who will not allow themselves to be pushed into the sidelines because of set-backs as they accept that adversity is an inextricable aspect of life. in a world that holds such examples high, social injustice will disappear.

Julian Germain

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