Quite often I wonder what constitutes true happiness. The nature of happiness is inextricably connected to nature of time and reality. Without exaggeration we as human beings capture only a tiny part of our vast and gigantic universe. Our own lives seem almost insignificant in front of ever flowing river of time. Time eats up everything. Whatever has been, is not. Whatever is, will not be. Everything is brief and fleeting. In this state of flux, the present only belongs to us for the briefest moment and then forever to the past.
How can one be happy in such a fleeting universe? I have observed that a lot of us believe that true happiness resides in distant future. All our hopes, ambitions and dreams have something to do with the future. This makes us use the 'present moment' only as a means to an end, the end being future happiness. It never occurs to us that the future happiness may never arrive. Death may end our lives any moment. We are left with nothing but the regret. The ultimate realization comes a bit too late. Eventually we realize that the 'present' was all we had and we lost it for something that was never ours (the possibility of future happiness). Some might suggest that true happiness will only come if one learns to live in the present moment. This solution comes at a prize. We have to let go of our dreams and ambitions. I propose a a new solution here. True happiness is never about being happy. It has nothing to do with the present or future. True happiness lies in 'seeking happiness'.
So, Always look on the bright side of life :D :D
How can one be happy in such a fleeting universe? I have observed that a lot of us believe that true happiness resides in distant future. All our hopes, ambitions and dreams have something to do with the future. This makes us use the 'present moment' only as a means to an end, the end being future happiness. It never occurs to us that the future happiness may never arrive. Death may end our lives any moment. We are left with nothing but the regret. The ultimate realization comes a bit too late. Eventually we realize that the 'present' was all we had and we lost it for something that was never ours (the possibility of future happiness). Some might suggest that true happiness will only come if one learns to live in the present moment. This solution comes at a prize. We have to let go of our dreams and ambitions. I propose a a new solution here. True happiness is never about being happy. It has nothing to do with the present or future. True happiness lies in 'seeking happiness'.
So, Always look on the bright side of life :D :D
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