On Happ'y'ness

Perhaps the best movie I have seen in recent times ( and among the very best I have seen ever) is The Pursuit of Happyness. The message delivered is so direct and stark and yet so magnificent. Its a movie every soul deserves to see and a message that everyone must engrave to heart.
So after a I felt this strange feeling of happiness today, waking up at 11:15 am on a cool Saturday morning, I was curious. Really, its so beautiful how for some people small instances, visiting new places, talking to a friend, watching a great piece of sport video or reading that most amazing joke can so completely make your day(s). And for others all the fancy stuff and lucky hits end up having no difference. I got curious when, though I had a great feeling after we took the tour of the Caltech Underground Steam tunnels and then chatted for hours and then I went to bed at 6am, I dint expect it be carried into the next morning. So what makes you feel good?

Happiness is a form of courage. ~Holbrook Jackson

I totally agree. It does take courage to be happy. It takes courage to tell yourself that something good is happening to you. You need a big heart really feel satisfied...... and happy.

Happiness pulses with every beat of my heart. ~Emily Logan Decens

I so admire this guy. I dont know who he is (was?) or why he should be famous. But isnt that so amazing. Almost makes me envy him. All of us have come across people who resemble this belief in life. Its so great to live a life like that. Its a gift you give to yourself, every moment of your existence.

Man doesnt need much more in life, than enough belief and hope, to be happy.
This obviously isn't the way to discuss something like happiness, coz I am sure people object to anyone making generalized comments on the way of life. I dont wish to do that. I entirely agree with the fact that happiness is probably at best a personal choice. Its the most abstract thing and thus definitions are futile.
True.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier. ~Walter Savage Landor

and at the same time,

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. ~John Barrymore

They do seem to conflict at first thought, but nope they dont. We just need to be ready to receive happiness all the time. Its this, that I feel is necessary. This belief that happiness shall come and this faith that you are capable to welcome it.
Feeling happy must start with feeling good about yourself, your peers, friends, your environment, your comfortable economic and social position.
Notice how I assume your economic and social positions as being comfortable. They really are. Think about it.
At IIT we call it RG :) .(Relative Grading deserves a blog of its own)

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~Mark Twain

I didnt quite want to comment on it, but Mark Twain's name looks great in any essay ;)

So this has been an optimistic take on being happy. However, I do feel that optimism must have nothing to do with your ability to be happy. Pessimists have their reasons and motivations too.

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy. ~Cynthia Nelms
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What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner. ~Colette

So do think about yourself, your life and how lucky you are. Its such a beautiful thing to realise that you are lucky, that thngs have in fact worked out great, even though they seem not to. Its so amazing to realise and experience those small moments of joy and happiness, those little feelings that make a life....... and forget about all those things that couldnt be.

If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy

Happiness is a direction, not a place. ~Sydney J. Harris

Wonderfully put. Pursue it. The path is fun!


For the inspired: http://www.quotegarden.com/happiness.html