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Happiness is a state of being. When you are happy you feel satisfaction. I remember seeing a friend laugh over an idea that she had expressed so openly; It was although all her burden had been lifted. Maybe this is why they that "laughter is the best medicine". Perhaps most of the diseases that come out today are because of the negative thinking that people acquire through out their lives.
When I was still madly in love with her I always had colds. I didn't know why I acquired the colds before but it only took me a minute to remove the diseases from my body. Some might say that it is a miracle but I realize how one is able to heal oneself simply by changing the way they think. When I started to remember how beautiful she was, I started to feel that flame burn within me once again and immediately my colds where gone.
There are different levels of happiness. There is happiness after eating your favorite dish. This kind of happiness is brought about by our taste. Why then are there bitter tasting foods that are more nutritious? Happiness in this level is dependent on the senses which could sometime fail us. For this reason, one must not be dependent to such kind of happiness. Life has a lot of bitterness; one should learn to appreciate life in spite of the bitter taste it can bring. One should learn how to be happy although sorrow in the world surmounts. We should learn to overcome life's struggles and see more the benefit such place bring to us.
There is happiness whenever you can sleep at night without fear of anyone trying to kill you in the middle of the night. This is called preservation. It is good to sleep without fear. There are some people in this world whom despite their riches feel insecure and worry that their own relatives might try to steal their wealth. An example of someone possessing this kind of happiness is Herodes. He used all the riches that he had in order to preserve his group of Kinship. This brings me to the point that he ordered the killing of all his wives and all of his first born children. This is happiness that lasts only up to the extent that one has a grip to power. This will eventually cease unless it is transformed in to another level of happiness.
There is happiness when your crush text messages you. This happiness is that of recognition. I remember how happy I was when she text messaged me. The first time she text me I broadcasted it to half of my dorm-mates. Maybe I felt happy then because it meant that she recognized my existence. The thing is, I need not need for I already am existing. Our existence should not depend upon a person but should depend upon our own purpose in life. Every person has their dreams yet they seem to forget about their dreams when they become infatuated with other people. It is as though they become disempowered. There are some people in Quezon who missed the truck of food supplies just because they are in awe when they see Luis Manzano. These people have dreams but they choose to forget about their dreams and be dependent on the existence of those whom they like. This kind of happiness will make one loose themselves.
There is happiness after knowing yourself. This is realization. I believe that this is close to the perfect happiness since the person who possesses this state of being is already aware of their existence. The only danger in this kind of happiness is when we forget that true happiness is something that will reverberate to our immediate environment. This kind of happiness is similar to those who keeps on praying for a miracle yet is lazy doing nothing with his life.
There is happiness in knowing your purpose and working at fulfilling it. This is Actualization. This is true happiness. When other people are inspired by what we do then we can really attest that we have reached the highest level of happiness. This is different from someone cracking a joke and everyone laughing. This kind of happiness need not be in the form of words but is manifested in our gestures. In order to reach this kind of happiness, one must let go of all his grudges and embrace the light.
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Since 2003 I've been an active contributor of Panorama. I am grateful for this online magazine for allowing individuals to be able to share their ideas and expression to other youth across the globe. Exchanges of ideas and aspirations leads to empowerment and spark of inspiration.
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