Is it good to be unhappy?

I've been thinking about it for  the past few days..Few quotes come into my mind such as "Conflict breeds creativity". Who are the most creative people? Are they content with themselves?

And I remember facts like many of the greatest inventions were done by people when they were unhappy.Also about a study which showed the creativity of most of the genii reached the peak when they were young,alone and unhappy.

It seems logical  to an extent.Why create new if you are content with what you have?

So I feel its necessary to have a need for changing things form what they are.Most of the people resist change because they worry about the outcome.Lonely people have nothing to lose so they always crave for change..Its the constant craving of the mind which makes genius out of a man .

Einstein didn't write his theory of relativity sitting in a palace,he wrote it when he was just a clerk in a patent office,when his marital life was hitting the rocks.

Vincent van gough was sad most of the time,became mad at the end .His paintings are considered to be the best.

Our own Srinivasa Ramanujan was discontent with himself and his surroundings,I remember reading somewhere.

So the point is  not to feel sorry for yourself even if you are unhappy.Be creative,try changing things around you or change yourself! Be a phoenix...rise from your own ashes and sing the most beautiful song!Never say die..

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