Does anyone ever truly live a happy life? Can happiness be pursued and attained? Or are we continuously chasing a myriad, an illusion, something that is always going to be a little beyond our reach?
These are some of the few questions that ran through my mind as I went to work this morning. I am hoping that fellow steemians with great minds can help me answer some of these questions. Happiness is said to be a feeling arising from a consciousness of well being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace or tranquility. In my experience, it usually occurs intermittently, and in between, you will find sorrow and pain. A good friend once told me that sorrow is necessary in our lives so we can recognize and appreciate happiness when we finally encounter it. But are we ever truly happy? Let's say you bought a car you have always wanted. So of course you will feel happy for the next month or maybe two. But eventually, the happiness seem to wear off and you just return to your former mood.
Nathaniel Hawthorne ( was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer) once noted:
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
In his view, happiness is something that comes to us and not something we should pursue. While this may make sense, I still believe that, in order to have something, we must make efforts towards it. Just maybe it is up to us to work towards our own happiness. For all you know, happiness is just a mind set, something you can decide to be.
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