Need and Happiness

Happiness. It is not measurable, profitable, nor tradable. Yet, above all else in the world, it is what people seek. They want to have happiness, and want to know they have a lot of it. But happiness, like air or water, is a hard thing to grasp in one’s hand. The concept of happiness is intangible. So how does one know if they have it? Is it just a feeling? And if someone does not feel happy, how can they go about achieving that feeling?
Happiness is not measured by material wealth. A new car, a television or a three-level house does not equate to joyful feelings. The clichéd phrase, “money can’t buy happiness,” is heard often… because it is true. People who have wealth can be unhappy, even poor, because all they have is money…

I’m sure that happiness can't mean the same thing to all people. To each person, this purpose can be different. Maybe they were meant to teach. Maybe they were meant to mother, or just to meet one person that can change their lives, that can make them truly happy, discovering what being happy means . And goals can be small things, like taking an extra moment each day to breathe. But having progress in life, a feeling of forward motion, that comes day by day, can make people feel happy.

Being happy with who you are and what you have, is a decision that has to be consciously made. Goals can help lead to happiness. Finding laughter in life is important. But at the end of the day, a person needs to make a choice about happiness. They need to agree they want it, deserve it, and have it.