Life Unscripted

Fleeting Happiness

Fleeting Happiness:

As you walk by someone in the candidness of life and see them smile, you immediately believe that their joy is complete or their life is full. But just as fast as that happiness has come, that happiness flees and it is no more. Some of us speculate about our own lives because we want to feel the happiness we observe in the candidness of life. However, just like yours, their happiness doesn’t last forever. Happiness is a pursuit in everyone’s life and although some people have it more than others, I am inclined to believe that happiness has no ultimate root in assurance or security. Happiness is healthy and natural to pursue, but not at the expense of total dependance upon it.
I find in the short time that I’ve been alive, the people who are the happiest are those who are content with who they are and what they have. The people who I have come across who are the least happiest are those who aren’t. They continually spend themselves and their money to buy happiness that cannot be manufactured through material nor obtained by cashing a check. Sure, there’s a minimum level of happiness in that, I’m not saying there isn’t but what I am saying is that there is a fat line between striving for happiness and just being happy with who you are and what you possess right now. Adding fresh clothes to your wardrobe and buying new things is a part of life and a part of change but what it shouldn’t be is a part of your pursuit to obtain happiness, because happiness is not found in external things. Momentary happiness is triggered by external objects. This sort of happiness is shallow. True happiness is triggered by a different sort of treasure, one that cannot be seen on just a surface level. It’s the treasure in your heart, the deep riches locked in the chambers of your heart. Sometimes people will see a glimpse of that treasure when you interact with the world and love those around you. Sometimes they’ll see it in the mundane ways of everyday life, when you offer them food, smile, or even give them a lift when they’re stranded…. To be continued…