What is happiness ?

Everyone has a different perception of happiness, whatever their perception may be everyone believes that reaching our goal would make us happy. We think if we get what we want, we'll automatically be happy. Is this true? We work hard and put every amount of energy into achieving our goal. Once we get there, we assume we would live 'happily ever after'. So,is this what really happens? No. The excitement and joy may last for a certain amount of time. But after that, what do we do? We set a new goal and we run after it and when we reach there , we chase another. This chase never really stops ,huh ? So all the things that we missed to get there ,what for ? To do more running ? 

   
               Is this really happiness or just another name given to the never-ending urge for more? This is human tendency to never be satisfied but want more when you already have enough. No matter how much we deny to have this urge , there's a little voice that still is pushing you to do more when you already have pushed a lot to stand where you are standing now.

                      So let's come back to the real question , 'What's happiness ?' The answer to the question is really simple but quite difficult to implement. We are beings led by desire to seek . we are so blinded by the shine of our goal that we become unaware of the beautiful things that exist around us. So the answer is being content with what you have. The road to happiness starts when you silent that little voice that wants more. It's not bad to have an ambition to move on but it is bad to think the goal as ultimate and despise everything you have achieved up till now.

                

                "People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck ,something that will descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. But that's not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it , you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don't, you will leak away your innate contentment." - Eat Pray Love.

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