Many people think that
happiness
is our responsibility, while others believe that external factors play a major role in it. I believe we can not link our
happiness
to physical entities, nor to persons, cause it will only deprive us of more things that could make us happier.
We don’t live in a bubble, we are not independent, so that it is reasonable to associate our
happiness
with external factors
such
as money, success, parents' approval, or even the need to fit into society. “Free
Happiness
”, as I would call it, is only lived during our childhood. We found joy in trivial things and anything would put a smile on our faces, but once we knew the real world the perspective of
happiness
changed and it became the result of the synergy between several factors,
for example
, a degree, a career, a home, and a family.
For instance
, how can you be happy if you are struggling to feed your family, to keep a job or to succeed in your studies? Nothing is free and nor is
happiness
.
Therefore
, it is not in our
to ensure
happiness
, like everything else in
this
life we should work hard for it.
On the other hand
, some people believe that if we want to be truly happy we need to learn how to be happy on our own and never associate our
happiness
with non-stop changing factors.
, how can we find joy with the weight of responsibilities, thinking about the future, or always adapting to changes so we can maintain
this
illusion
happiness
? It is advisable to feed our ambitions, yet we cannot make it the sole mean to achieve
happiness
.
For instance
, can a rich man
happy without the love of a family, can a poor man be satisfied with the cosiness of his small house, the laughter of his children and the hunger of their bellies.
Happiness
can be found in whenever we want only if we don’t
it something.
In my opinion, the peace of mind and heart is the only important thing in
this
life.
is only an illusion, something we create it cause we needed a purpose to live, to thrive and to make sense of
this
hardship we are facing. I believe
happiness
is not the light at the end of the tunnel, it is not the end of a race, it is only the feeling of being grateful for a small thing.
Also
, I strongly believe that if you lose your inner child, you can be happy because true
happiness
is not bound to anything or anyone.
To conclude, every one of us deserves to be happy, whatever meaning or definition we give it, we should always search for it and find it in ourselves or in other factors.
