Sunday, 26 March 2017

Simplest form of happiness

Honestly, I don't understand this quote "Happiness can come in the simplest form". Like, what do you mean by simplest form? Is there some complicated form of happiness or what? I asked a few people, in their perspective, what do they think of this quote in terms of their understanding. And I got this back,

Happiness is derived from even the smallest of things. You can be happy that the day started out alright; you can be happy for the safety in our country; you can be happy for the food you have on your plate. It doesn't take much to be happy, you just have to have the right mindset to be happy! :) "

" It gives a perspective we don't usually perceive. People think happiness comes only after you do great things but no, little things can bring joy too. // From the small things we do we can always find a little happiness in it"

" There is no definite way to make someone happy. Also, happiness can come in many different ways for eg waking up in the morning can make me happy thinking that I could live another day. Looking at someone can be happy. Eating a 60c ice cream can make me happy. Saying hi can also make one happy. Like in a way, its how you perceive happiness. If just a simple action can make you happy, something like that to my point of view. "


I stated a few of them but honestly the first reply made a deep impression for me. Like happiness can come to you in every single little form you think that doesn't matter that much; happy for the food you have on your plate. Like it doesn't have to be you did something life changing that it affects you positively so you are happy about it. I don't get this idea of teens nowadays think that only being in a relationship, being rich or having everything you wanted in your life then that means you have happiness? Like there's some sort of terms and conditions before you are entitled to have happiness. And like the 3rd reply I have, " There is no definite way " happiness can come in every possible form that you least expected to or expected to.

Till 18, I could finally understand the meaning behind this quote. Maybe I was too hard of myself, maybe I was just too focused on materialistic stuffs, just maybe. The past few weeks, working in school and hanging out with my close friends made me understand this. Simply just frying churros or preparing cake for sales or even making pancakes for each other for breakfast with my classmates is happiness. They are the reason why I looked forward to school (apart from waking up at 5am) Meeting my bestfriend-s, my close friends or my juniors over a drink, over a meal or even teaching them how to bake a cake while I get a homecooked meal in return is happiness. The last person that made me fully understand this quote was my bestfriend, He dropped me a text near midnight,  just a text to show concern " You feeling better? " I mean sure, this is just a text, why are you happy over it? Like society have made us forgotten how small little things actually matters and makes you happy and not those materialistic stuffs such as bouquet of roses, expensive gifts and shit that should be the thing that makes you happy. It shouldn't be the case. Like even a text, a call or a homecooked meal that is kinda screwed up somewhere, it is still happiness.

I just wanna say, "happiness DO and CAN come in the simplest form" as long as you know what are the important things in your life. And, yep cheers to those who replied :)

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