This entry is not
based on the famous, true-inspiring novel and adaption film by the same name,
starred by Will Smith. But mentioning that one, I would say, and most people
who already had the opportunity to watch that film or read the novel would have
to agree that that movie was one damn excellent movie. The core of the film, I would
say, in my opinion, would be hardship and never give up would give you the edge
in the pursuit of happiness.
More or less, that is what I am going to write
today.
Most people, and I don’t
want to say all people as some people sometimes choose not to be happy due to
some unexplainable and out of this world reasons. Most people in their own
shoes and own road, are always in the pursuit of happiness.
But what is happiness actually is?
To define the
meaning or the context of happiness would be a child’s play. Everyone entitle
to their own happiness. And the most important thing in happiness is the source
that makes or creates something for us to be happy. Human is the only species
in this world that being blessed with the uniqueness of the ever powerful
brain. Our brain along with the heart always, constantly will find something to
make us happy. Even for just a second in our lifetime.
So the question would be what makes us happy?
We always hear
people saying that there are many kind of happiness in this life. And each
types of happiness do not always come in cheap. Some people work hard so that
they can find happiness in term of material, big house, big car, just citing an
example. Some others leave all behind, just to find their own version of
happiness. People live in the city do not share the same happiness like the
people living in rural area. European people see happiness differently from the
Asian people.
For me, there are
two kinds of happiness in this world. From these two, the first one is the
happiness that you find within yourself which mean that you will do anything
and everything just to make yourself happy. We might hear some stories about
some people that would go extra mile just to make them happy. Some people
choose to work as that makes them happy. Some prefer to not working because
they know, by working, they will not be happy. Others have their own reasoning.
The second would be, happiness come after you make other people happy. One
direct example would be people who dealt and really cherish the people around
them. These types of people do not afraid to do something unselfishly just to
make sure other people happy. When these people see their effort bear the
fruit, then they will be happy. Most people would say that happiness and
selfish can’t mingle together. I have to beg to differ. Happiness and Selfish
really intertwine and in fact sometimes you can’t find happiness if you are too
selfish. But hey, there are some people who really selfish, egoistic, paranoid
and narcissism that really happy with their life and their world. I would
prefer the latter one. I prefer to make others happy in my pursuit of
happiness. But sometimes people would questioning me, why did you do something
for others even though you know, or did not know that actions would not make
yourself happy. When I see others happy, I would also become happy. That is so
much easier to swallow and in fact much way more satisfying. I could not care
less about myself. Why would do something that only bring happiness for
yourself when other around you felt differently?
In truth, happiness
is too abstract. Other might say that happiness come when you and others
finally reach the point where both know what make happiness last forever. Other
just wants you to be happy. You just want others to be happy. The cycle will
keep on going and nothing, or maybe absolutely everything in this world revolves
around our pursuit of find the true meaning of happiness.
Sometime, there
will come a period in our life where we don’t know whether we know that we do
know the thing that we need to know before we don’t know on what to do with our
life. Hope is the rope that holds together happiness and time as the
past so much so become the tallest fence we have to climb up so that we can
achieve the present thus looking for the future with happiness in our grip.
“Happiness is when what you
think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi
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