Of course, happiness is not something that can simply be defined in a single sentence or thought although Webster simply states that “happiness is the state of being happy.” Whatever that truly means! It will mean different things to different people. It will also mean different things to the same person at different stages of their lives.
What made you happy as a child could be something as simple as getting an ice cream cone after a long day at school. As an adult that may not satisfy your need for happiness. Yet, there will always be some things that will continue to make us happy regardless of our age. We certainly want our family members to feel safe and secure within the family arrangement. We gain great happiness in knowing that we have done all that we can to make this happen.
And there are times that we are not really sure ourselves what it is that would bring us happiness. We may occasionally feel that “if only THIS would happen” then we would be forever happy! But if it does happen we find ourselves not truly happy at all.
Some would like to think that money or possessions would make them happy. It is true that these things can bring a measure of contentment and perhaps a bit of security to certain situations. However, most individuals who have obtained of position in life where there is no worry about these things find they are not really happy after all.
Only speaking for myself I have found that what makes me truly happy is to be able to do things for others. To help someone who is in need. It doesn’t have to be a major life-changing adjustment to their life. Perhaps it is only a small “helping hand” where needed. If you really consider: There is more happiness in giving than in receiving!”
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"When you add happiness to the life of another,
you add happiness to your own."
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