H A P P I N E S S

         Happiness is a very subjective concept, for a person’s brand of happiness may be different from those of other people. What makes you happy is entirely your own making, for you are the only one who can discern what will make you happy, and unhappy. People find joy in different things, from the simple to the complex. However, there is no perfect formula in achieving happiness. Life can be full of surprises, with its unexpected twists and turns.

         Material things can make us happy. This kind of happiness revolves around things that are tangible, and those that delight the senses. A new cell phone makes you excited to explore its features. A new dress or shirt makes you want to party all night. A new car makes you want to invite your friends and go to a favorite destination. A new bracelet makes you want to put your one hand in the air so that everybody will be awed by it. But if such things will be taken away from you, does this mean that your happiness is also taken away from you?

        People also derive happiness from others. Everything is bright and rosy for a person who is in love. Your first dinner date gave you a sleepless night, right? Did you not levitate the first time your significant other said I love you to you? Did you not blush the first time you held each other’s hands? When you parted ways, were you not a total wreck?

        Most of the time, we depend on objects and persons for our happiness. Why not be contented with the things that we have? Contentment translates to enjoying and appreciating things that we have. Focusing on those that we do not have will just make our life miserable. We cannot have all things in this world to begin with. So you have just broken up with your girlfriend or boyfriend? Then try to move on and gather the pieces to make yourself whole again. I know this is easier said than done but this is the only antidote to mend your wounded heart. Our happiness should come from our own self, and not from others. It is true though, that people make us happy. But they can do only up to a certain extent. At the end of the day, you will realize that there is no one else to turn to but yourself. 

        I have been wanting a Siberian Husky puppy for a long time now. But I have to practice what I have just preached: happiness and contentment. Alright, so I guess I have to be contented with my polar bear cub named "HAPPY".