Why does sadness exist?

Answer 1

How else would you recognise happiness when it came

Answer 2

Because life exists and sadness is an emotional part of life.

Answer 3

Sadness exists to get us in touch with our emotions...out of sadness comes so much

Answer 4

Sadness is the absence of happiness. Do the math. If you have an absence of happiness, what is the resulting feelings? For some the absence of happiness is just dumbfoundness and emptiness, but if you have a brain at all, sadness...

Answer 5

Well because that is life you will experiance happiness, sad moments, bad days well all people will all experience that

Answer 6

Sadness comes from loss. Sometimes it's a loss of a friend or a relative, and sometimes it's a loss of yourself -- a dream or your innocence.

Answer 7

if we were all perfect then none of us would do any thing to upset each other therefore there would be no suffering, there is sadness because we are inperfect and do not always do the right things, it is there because happiness is not.

Answer 8

That bloody cow Pandora let envy and greed (advertising) out of jar and we've been miserable ever since. We all want what we don't have. We all think we need to look better than we really do. Why? Because "they" tell us what we need.

Answer 9

To protect us from danger.

When we are sad, we usually stay indoors, away from crowds or secluded places. If we morn, we have a natural tendency to avoid the place of loss.

Answer 10

Haven't you ever seen Donny Darko.... There are only 2 emotions, Happiness and anger....

Answer 11

SO WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE?
2 understand happiness & joy,
we have 2 know sadness.