Ounces of happiness.
July 18, 2009 at 9:02 pm | In "Theory of pursuit", Kindred, Life, Moi, Personal, Thoughts, thoughts to think | 18 CommentsI have had more than one occasions in recent past, where I have felt immense happiness from things which may otherwise be not even visible to me or to others.
At times it has been the tone of a voice, or a want of an explanation, a hint of possessiveness, a feeling of rage, or even for that matter ability to fight to stand up for oneself, a little showcase of vulnerabilities, sharing insecurities, or for that matter a little want of togetherness, and discovery of a feeling which is mutual.
I think we all are wired to feel happy, and tend to find happiness in every single corner of our life, may be its because of that we end up feeling unhappy, because we are always in quest for happiness.
So one might ask is happiness overrated? is it that we tend to focus too much on happiness, making us want it so much that we end up being unhappy?.
Sometimes I have a feeling that happiness is a sort of weakness, which we stumble upon easily. Even a slight hint, we pounce on it like as though we spotted gold, and try to dig as much we can out of it. Take it home, clean it, put it in a safe, making sure it lasts as much as it can, and try to shield it from wear and tear of daily life.
I write this post, knowing well, that swords are always on the edge, and tomorrow is always a mystery. I am not sure about the fate of the little ounces of happiness which I have found recently, nor am I aware if they will last a long time.
This time I really don’t want to shield it, I want to leave the pot of gold out in the open, if it sparkles forever then I couldn’t ask for anything more. If it disappears tomorrow when I wake up, I guess I would be satisfied for enjoying it in the most natural way I could have done it.
All I could do right now, is be thankful, and enjoy it.
18 Comments »
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI
Leave a comment
Over at pure pursuits …
Catch me humming …
-
Recent Comments
Rani on What would you be Anjuli on 34 days to go…… chandni on What would you be chennairamblings on 34 days to go…… jonbeme on 34 days to go…… jonbeme on What would you be Winnie the Poohi on What would you be bluebutterfly on 34 days to go…… Pari on 34 days to go…… Saumya on 34 days to go…… -
-
-
Blog at WordPress.com. | Theme: Pool by Borja Fernandez.
Entries and comments feeds.
Beautiful thought, can’t agree more!
Comment by Kavitha — July 18, 2009 #
Thanks Kavitha..and welcome here.
Comment by Rambler — July 19, 2009 #
Hi Rambler,
I have been a follower of your blog for about 2-3 months now and i have enjoyed lot of your posts. But this one triggered me to post a comment immediately
Comment by Kavitha — July 20, 2009 #
so do you blog too?..would be nice to read your thoughts
Comment by Rambler — July 22, 2009 #
Wow
I loved this post.
And would you believe it, my new post is quite a happy one too.
Comment by Felicity — July 18, 2009 #
looks like happiness is in the air
Comment by Rambler — July 19, 2009 #
Why don’t you and I share a common goal? My daily goal is to make at least one person smile. We know we can do much more but if we can keep this in mind and share it with others, who knows what a reaction we can create!
Comment by stareway — July 19, 2009 #
ok lets try that one stareway
Comment by Rambler — July 19, 2009 #
Wow! Happiness is not overrated. We find happiness in the smallest of things and gestures. If a person is in a desert and he needs water, then, drinking a glass of water makes him/her happy. If I am a fan of rap music, then, I would be happy to meet Eminem. If I am a kind of person who likes to watch the seasons change, then, I will very happy to get the smell of water touching mud when it rains.
I like this post of yours Rambler!
Comment by Bubbles — July 19, 2009 #
Thanks Bubbles. Well do you think wanting the happiness to last forever is what makes it overrated, a thirsty man feels happy with water, but soon he begins to worry what if water gets over, so he begins to stall his happiness and save it for future..you know what I mean
Comment by Rambler — July 19, 2009 #
Absolutely lovable post. I love that thought of not shielding your happiness, not hiding it, of leaving it out in the open to survive on its own.
Beautifully framed words there..
As of now, I have found happiness in this post of yours
Comment by Rani — July 20, 2009 #
Thanks Rani..glad you found some happiness here
Comment by Rambler — July 22, 2009 #
Thanks for the reminder.
Comment by bundleocontradictions — July 20, 2009 #
You’re welcome
Comment by Rambler — July 22, 2009 #
As I read your post I thought perhaps you meant joy? Happiness to me at least is contentment and it is a slightly longer lasting than joy.
Comment by Nita — July 21, 2009 #
Well not really ..why do we have to thing that happiness should be longer lasting, actually you bring a interesting point how do we differentiate the two
Comment by Rambler — July 22, 2009 #
Happiness is finally in the mind and the outlook, if you want to be happy, you will be, no matter what..
And so glad to see you all bubbly and cheerful
Comment by chennairamblings — July 21, 2009 #
well bubbly?..does not sound like me
Comment by Rambler — July 22, 2009 #