True Happiness
by We search for happiness, but do not readily find it. Yet, if we look closer, we can see it reflected in the mannerism of an innocent child.
True happiness is an emotion that we, as adults, cannot experience, because of certain factors over which we have absolutely no control. There are inescapable circumstances that we might have to confront, as we grow older, such as having to experience the ebb and flow of emotions that are not conducive to the same, true happiness of an innocent child who enjoys playing with other children, eating candies, and whose birth anniversary is being celebrated with a cake, cookies and mostly the affection of parents and children of the same age, or even older.
The juvenile celebrant asks for nothing more than being showered with hugs and love by parents and friends. The child feels especially delighted, while enjoying every moment of the celebration. It is a feeling that does not go away, even when the party is over, and lingers for as long as the child can remember the joyful experience of the occasion. This, indeed, is true happiness. It is unadulterated by any pressure, such as the fleeting pleasures that an adult generally experiences, soon after he or she succeeds in any particular venture, or after hitting a jackpot in a casino or winning a lottery.
Instead of being perpetually happy for any monetary success that an adult might experience, there is the possibility that there might be concerns over which he or she might have no control, such as having to accommodate those who may request monetary favors, taxes, having to please family members and last, but not least, the importance of living up to past promises that might be difficult to keep. Failure to do all of these could be mentally disturbing, aggravated by such unexpected pressures.
It is obvious that happiness is best reflected in the mannerism of a child who expects no more than what he or she receives, nor is the child expected to give away any portion thereof.
Yet there are moments when we could be, in a sense, happy, while feasting our eyes on Nature, in all its forms, regardless of the fleeting effect. In summary, hapiness is shortlived and elusive.
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