Hmmmm, for years I've been wondering where to find real happiness, i sat alone many a time thinking, hoping to find the right answer to this question lingering in my head. I said, can having everything you need in this life give you happiness?, Can your being with family and friends give happiness?. People look for what gives them happiness always, but has anyone been able to find that thing that gives happiness always? It all kept ringing in my head, so i decided to make a research and have everything that gives people happiness jotted down, so that I can carefully examine them one after the other. Read through to see if there one that's a yes for you
HAPPINESS FROM HAVING EVERYTHING: Having everything means lacking nothing. You have the money, fame, food, clothes and so on. Whatever it is you want, you can get at a snap of a finger. This is what some people believe can give them happiness. From a carefully thought opinion, I don't think this can give you hundred percent happiness, because sometimes in life, when we lack something, we believe if we can get that thing then our lives will become easier and fulfilled. But the irony is that, after we get that which we have wanted so badly, we don't see the difference. We still always have this empty space in us that makes us less fulfilled. Also, extremely rich people understand one thing 'money can't buy happiness'. The fact is the more money you have, the more problem you have. You're wondering what problem can a rich people possibly have that money can't solve? Well, am afraid to tell you this 'greed'. This alone can take away the happiness of a rich person. It's good to maintain one's financial status but some people gets to the level of greed that, they don't just want their money to go out, they only want more money to keep coming in. Any slight drop is an headache for them, but unfortunately life is give and take ' you give more to get more'. Also Let's imagine the rich eating, sleeping and waking up with everything they ever needed in their reach, the setting just gets boring and tiring as time goes on same goes to the poor who hustle and work really hard doing whatever they lay hands on just to get money or a meal. I picture the poor to be worry free for sometimes while the work goes on, but as soon as he finishes the work, worry sets in again, as he thinks of his tomorrow, what to eat, and how he is going to survive. Now, these two (the rich and poor) ain't happy or say their happiness comes and goes real quickly. So i said there is no happiness in riches and wealth, it's all "vanity upon vanity" just like king Solomon rightly said. Riches is not equal to happiness
After carefully examining that, lets move on to the next source of happiness which is .....
HAPPINESS FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Maybe they should be separated. Let's take FAMILY first. The family forms your comfort zone. There is a kind of peace, a kind of ease on your nerves when you are with your family. You eat together, do things together, laugh together, play together sometimes fight, argue, get jealous of one another. Most of our daily activities especially while growing up are wrapped around these set of people. They are our first friends. They form an integral part of our lives because of the bond we share but sometimes even with them, we just want to be alone. Sometime with them, we still feel there's an empty space not yet filled in our heart. The thing called happiness is just so beyond any relationship. Humans will always be humans, if someone gives you joy or happiness, it might not last long as the person might decide to stop or nature(death) can make the person stop. Also this comes and go. Now our FRIENDS. Wow!, this set of people are the coolest beings on earth, sometimes we might even think they are the best thing that ever happened to us. More like the family, friends do many things together, they laugh, play, hurt and forgive each other. Some help bring out the best in you, while some prefer to bring you down. Either the type they turn out to be, we still cherish those beautiful little moment shared together. From this, it's certain that happiness from here also is not for long, due to our human nature which is human's greatest weakness. It's just almost same as family, it doesn't last forever.
Where then can we get true happiness from? the happiness that can last forever. Well, dear read on and find out
HAPPINESS FROM WITHIN. This is the only true source of happiness. You can only get happiness from inside of you. You have to make up your mind not to let anything steal away your happiness. Depending on any other source of happiness is only for a while but the love and joy you give last longer. You can only give what you have so share happiness and you'll keep getting happier. The best way to remain happy is to stay happy, and happy people share love and show care. No matter what you may face in life, never let it steal your happiness from you. Only you have the right to give your happiness away. So you make the decision today and stay happy forever
Nice write up
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