第212页 38 A Gamble

I used to say to myself that happiness and misery depend on ourselves. If you feel unhappy, rise above it and act so that your happiness may be independent of all outside events.

Catherine is such a strong woman character. She can well be a role model of feminists. I really share her view about happiness. I often heard people say they feel saddened because of the gloomy weather, and I couldn't help feeling contempt about this sentiment. Weather should be the least thing that affect your emotion, I would say to myself silently. And this apply further to other external things. They shouldn't affect our emotions. Be happy. :)