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happiness

Posted by: amanda on: April 30, 2009

happyI am feeling a lot better today after lots of sleep throughout the day.  The fever is gone but still have running nose.

While I was half sleeping this afternoon, my mum told me my father in law picked up my children.  My eyes were so tired, I couldn’t open my eyes.  Next thing I know, he came in to look at me, and asked me to rest more.  I told him if he wants, he can bring the children back saturday or sunday.  He sounded so delighted and he immediately asked my children to pick up clothing.  Now I think back, in this world, what really important to my father in law is not what he owns or how much he has.  What is really important to him is to be with the ones he love the most, his wife, his children, and his grand children.  I should bring the grand children to visit them more often, even I do not get along very well with my mother in law.

This leads to my next question — what is happiness?  I do not have an definite answer.  I think it is the feeling one gets when he/she achieves his/her goal.  What is goal?  I think it depends on who you ask and what the person really wants at that particular point.  If you ask someone in their early 20′s, I am sure what he really wants is to get good education.  If you ask someone in their 30′s, I think what can bring happiness is career and able to provide for their own family. What is my goal?    I do not know, all I know is I want to care for my children and give them a good home.  Give them good education, give them everything that they need to succeed in their lives.

p/s I really did not know what to expect when I search for a  “happy” picture.  This happy faces picture came up.  It was not my first choice, I look for a happy couple with children, but I could not find it.  Here it is, smiley picture :-)

3 Responses to "happiness"

This is a very deep thought. I will comment later, have to work now. Love you.

to me, “happiness” will exist in my heart, when i know what i have for now, this moment. :)

appreciate what i have, that’s all for the defination of happiness to me. haha~

I do not think there is a standard set of definition for happiness. I like Buddhist’s way of reaching happiness, but at the same time, I do not think it is practical. Middle way is so hard to achieve in our society. Like Jaleen said, treasure what you have.

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