Are you happy?

Are you happy?

11-23-2006 at 03:39 PM

To be happy is a choice.

That is a shout out made by one my friends here at friendster.

Well, I realized that is absolutely correct.

Coz' sometimes we ought to think that our true measure of being happy is once we already achieve a certain desire, aim or goal. It may pertain to short or long term goals. Like for example you've decided that you'll be happy for this day once you will eat this food, or you'll buy this or that, or you will see someone, or do this activity as planned. As for long term goals, you'll be happy if you'll pass this test, if you'll get promoted, if you'll buy this big house or this nice car, or if you' ll end up with this someone.

But what if you weren't able to accomplished them? There we start to think that we are not entirely happy and then we start to feel a certain emptiness that even don't even know how to be filled. Also there come stories of people who became rich and end up with their man or girl of their dreams yet they end up not being happy. Because of simple reasons that they became bored and life became bored and life became so stagnant for them that they want to try something different. Until they search and search yet stil they can't find what they are looking for because they don't know what is really missing in the first place.

Human in nature were born dreamers, it is hard for us to be contented on what we have, financially and emotionally. We are continually striving to be good and to be better or to be the best. The best we can achieve, yes, but not for a long time. There will always be someone who will be prettier, wiser, kinder, and richer. Nothing in this world will remain constant.

Just wanted to reinstate the fact that we are not living in a perfect world. We won't be able to get all our desires and dreams no matter how hard we try.It is not bad to achieve for excellence or to still pursue something that we cannot have.

We may also not please everybody which will also affect us. But nevertheless what we have to be sure of, is that in every choice we are making we will end up being happier. It is a plus of course if in those decisions more people will be happy. But that maybe unnecessary at times.

Just remember that in the long run the choice will always be on us. No matter what happens in our life. It is us who will decide to be happy or not...