Happiness

Happiness is it not what all men seek for? What we aim for in life, in pursuit of it? Just like a pirate needing his battleship to hunt for his lost treasure. Only that happiness is far greater than any old pirate treasure and to most it means everything. But what exactly does it mean? What does it mean to you? What does it make us feel? What exactly does it do to us? Based on the Merriam Webster’s collegiate dictionary the tenth edition, happiness is a mental state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy, pleasurable or satisfying experience, a state of well-being and contentment. But is that all there is to happiness?

In our society, happiness is taken lightly and they label it as a temporary enjoyment or pleasure. Some people think that a mere giggle is a sign of true happiness when it really is not but rather a sign of amusement or immediate satisfaction. To some, happiness just means not having a bad day. For others, it is being popular with a large social circle rather than having just someone to love and a few good friends. Some say they are absolutely happy because they are filthy rich, beautiful and have every material thing they ever wanted. I know that as young people that we are, who have yet to fully experience life, we probably believe that money will bring us happiness. While it is true that money can help you in your search, but money itself will not bring you happiness. It only fuels our daily lives in order for us to go on. I have also seen shallow people who view happiness as something that makes them feel good inside right after they have brought other people down. I am sure that I do not have to explain to you why this perception of happiness is just plain wrong. Sooner or later this so-called happiness of theirs will come to hunt them. People even say that they are happy because they are contented with what they have and have become even though there is no passion inside of them....