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would never be achieved with those feelings.” His eyes looked straight at me.

“Don't you think so?” a heavy silence appeared between me and him. I could
not answer his question. He moved his sad eyes from me to the outside world.
Despite the heavy atmosphere, the people outside still looked happy. As he

said, in this world, nobody commits a crime or is depressed. Is this the right

world? Is this how people should be? “Now, may I ask you to leave young man? I
was in the middle of something.” Harry looked at me once again. “But” my
mouth moved. “Do you really think this is the best way?” “what?” I did not stop.

“If you really think this solution is the best, why are you not taking the drug?”

Harry looked like he was stuck on his answer. “You actually know only feeling
happiness does not help people to overcome their adversity, right? You know

only feeling happiness will make you ignore the truth, death of your family,
and would not show you the right way to overcome this adversity. Isn't it true?”

Harry looked surprised, but after a few seconds, tears dropped out from his
eyes. “Yeah, I think you are right… I tried not to notice that only happiness

would not help...but every time I tried to take this drug, I felt like this is not the
right way and I could not do it.” I stepped beside him and gave him a

handkerchief. “I know I am too young for someone to advise you, but, I know
this is hard. Life can sometimes be very very tough. But, still, we need negative

feelings to work against it, to improve our lives… don't you think so, sir?” Harry
looked at me with very soft eyes, and said in a lighter tone, “Yes, I really think

so now.”
A few days later, the world slowly went back to normal, and people were

asked to live their lives with negative feelings. It was di cult at first for
everyone to go back to life without much happiness as before, but they are

overcoming those challenges today. I am also the one who struggles with this
sometimes-bitter life, but I'm working my best to overcome this by feeling a

variety of emotions. Because this is how life goes, this is the life which makes
you better. [1,320 words]

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