
Happiness Is a Choice(1984)
A New Film That Provides Hope in a World Filled With Despair
In a world consumed by the pursuit of happiness and fulfillment, we find a strange paradox. Rather than happiness - depression; rather than fulfillment - distress. The film Happiness Is A Choice, takes full advantage of the interest the secular world has generated in both its periodicals and media coverage on the subject of depression.
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In a world consumed by the pursuit of happiness and fulfillment, we find a strange paradox. Rather than happiness - depression; rather than fulfillment - distress. The film Happiness Is A Choice, takes full advantage of the interest the secular world has generated in both its periodicals and media coverage on the subject of depression.
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