Dennis PragerFounder, PragerU · Founder of PragerU | NYT best-selling author

We Are Obligated to Wash Away Bad Moods

19 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief excerpt from The Dennis Prager Show, the speaker argues that happy people make the world better while unhappy people—especially those who act on their unhappiness—can make it worse. He likens the need to dispel bad moods to daily showering, suggesting we have a social obligation to cleanse negativity for the benefit of others, just as we shower for hygiene and courtesy. The monologue criticizes individuals who embrace misery, victimhood, and darkness, positioning happiness as light and a moral choice. The segment concludes with a call to listeners to access the full episode at pragertopia.com.

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The happy make the world better. The unhappy make it worse. Not all unhappy people make it worse, but the people who make it worse are unhappy people. Happy people are a joy, definitionally, to be around. You have an obligation to wash away bad moods like you do to wash away bad breath or bad odors, right? Why do we shower every day? We don't need it for hygiene. We do it for others. There are those who hate happiness. Yes, that's right. They embrace misery. They embrace victimhood. They embrace the dark. We embrace the light here, and happiness is lightness. It's not easy. Life is filled with difficulty, and for some, certainly more than others, life's not fair. For the full episode of The Dennis Prager Show, go to pragertopia.com, sign up, and become a full member.