Happiness

What is happiness? Different people have different opinions about it. Some may think happiness is to laugh, while others may say that happiness is a sign of good mood. From my point of view, happiness is a feeling that makes you comfortable and pleasure.

There are diverse factors that can lead to happiness. Seen from material angle, delicacy, luxuries, 5-star hostile and so forth can certainly be the source of happiness. No one can deny that he or she won’t feel ecstatic, extremely happy if he or she gets a credit card without upper limit.
Then, if we analyze from a further aspect---spirit, we can also find source of happiness. Every day, when you wake up, you think nothing but singing or writing and afterwards spend a whole day doing what you want, the sense of fulfillment and achievement bring happiness to you. Sometimes, even trivia can make you happy. Helping the old cross the road, carrying schoolbag for your children, cooking, tidying bedrooms, shopping for household are perfect examples. Some of the things listed above seem trivial and bothering, how can they bring happiness? Well, it can be simply explained. No matter how tiny or petty a thing is, as long as you have firm target and try your best to accomplish it, naturally happiness would come unless you don't welcome and avoid it. Take cooking for example. Cooking itself is sometimes complicated and boring, meanwhile you always get cooking fumes, but when you cook for your loved ones, it becomes different. Before you start cooking, you may think of what your loved ones like and visualize how they would react when offered delicious dishes. After that, you begin cooking with a target to make dishes as nice as possible so that you loved ones can enjoy them and dispose of fatigue and bothers after work or study. Happiness starts its journey at that second. When you put the dishes in front of your loved ones, their surprising look, gobbling or a sincere gratitude is the best reward to your effort. Happiness tends to be memorable since you are enjoying something that money can’t afford.

Honestly, I am inclined to the spiritual happiness. Though material enjoyment can bring happiness, that doesn't last long. After a few days, a few hours or even as soon as you get the bill, happiness is gone with regret left. But the spiritual happiness is different to some extent, once you experience that, the memory of that feeling is permanent and transplanted in mind. Even after a long time, you can still relive and review that kind of happiness.