Alright, it's been long since I've posted anything here. Seems I always start every post with that line eh? But anyway, it's pretty true. So, one week of the As have concluded and there's 3 more weeks to go. But that's beside the point. Today, I've decided to talk about happiness. Yep, I realized the most important thing in life is being happy.
Now what exactly is happiness? Honestly, no dictionary definition would accurately describe happiness but I believe happiness is a state of mind. It's not something which one can actively seek for. Then again, people don't ask for happiness. They would ask for money, gadgets, grades, etc. something which would make them happy. Which is kind of strange because isn't happiness what we really want? People say, "Oh if only I had this, or that then I would be really happy." Now that's a really misguided statement. The object alone doesn't make one happy. Therefore, the first thing to note is having something won't make one happy.
What then would bring happiness? For me, I find that having new stuff or good grades don't make me happy. Yea maybe for a day or less there's that feeling of euphoria… Until I discover someone else has something newer or someone else did better than me and then I feel sad. Lol and believe me, it's pretty damn true. And why don't I feel happy anymore? Cos I ain't satisfied. Maybe it's just me but I don't like to lose out on anything. Maybe it's my personality or my star sign or what not or maybe it's just something about humans and satisfaction. So the key point here is being satisfied that is, being contented with what one has. And it's only when one is fully contented with what one has then can one happy. Sounds real simple but in reality it's hard.
Alright, as usual given my lazy nature, I shall just leave this post hanging here. It's not directed towards anyone but more towards myself actually so don't mind me. It's just that sometimes when we get too caught up in something; we actually forget what we were there for in the first place. And that's very dangerous because we lose sight of the original purpose and in doing so, have lost our ability to be happy. So when something seems to be drawing you in too deep take a step back and think about the situation; whether or not your current objectives were the same as when you first stepped in. That would be in itself an ideal benchmark to see how far you've deviated and perhaps it's time to come on home.
