In Asian cultures the statement, "unhappiness is believed to arrive on the heels of happiness and vice versa" means that
A) Asians don't enjoy happy events as much as Westerners because they believe unhappiness will soon follow.
B) unlike Americans, Asians believe that it is better to prepare for disappointment than to enjoy temporary happiness.
C) excessive attachment to happiness or despair is unwarranted because emotions are fleeting - keeping your composure is most important.
D) positive and negative emotions are to be avoided - maintaining a neutral emotional life is most important.
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