As long as it makes you happy...

People always try to second-guess your decisions by including the bright idea, "As long as it makes you happy", as a way of saying, "I don't really agree with that, but ultimately, it's up to you"... as if a bad decision that makes you happy is all worth it... Thus, I propose this:

People always feel that if you're making a bad decision that you're trying to make other people happy and not yourself. "As long as you're happy" is a way of saying "Think of yourself. What do you want?" But the truth is that whatever we do, we're always trying to make other people happy because, in turn, that makes us, as social animals, happy. Whatever choice you make, someone, somewhere will be happy you made that decision. The trick isn't then to think of yourself versus thinking of other people but of which decision you choose that you'll be proud of making other people happy with.

The truth is that it has never had to anything with our happiness. The whole reason someone says that to you is so they can further their own agenda. Because ultimately, your happiness lies in the hands of others' happiness. I believe it is not selfishness which can guide our decisions but virtue - virtue that receives the praise of our fellow man and reflects the values and morals of our society. So, I vote to change the very erronous phrase, "as long as it makes you happy..." to "as long as you're proud of your decision."