I will make this one short and simple but full of wisdom for the years to come. Happiness is a state of mind that we create from within ourselves. People have the ability to decide what will create happiness and what will create sadness. This is a very key concept behind the wisdom that you must focus on for the remainder of this year in order to truly find success in your life.
I will not quote the bible but you can find this statement in the book of Ecclesiastes: There is a time for everything and for everything there is a time. Although we have the ability to create happiness in our mind we do not have the ability to create happiness. Happiness is simply a state of mind.
There is a girl that I used to date who told me after our harsh break up that at the end of the day she must do whatever makes her happy because that is what is important. And she suggested that I do the same and even gave me examples of others who lived by the same rule. I responded to her, "Life is not about creating happiness for one's self. If anything, life is about doing what is right. Be happy in times of happiness but be sad in times of sadness." I believe that this girl made a decision to be a nasty human being with poor life choices because she was concerned for her happiness and although she did what made her happy she did not create happiness. She simply turned a time of sadness into a happy moment for herself. At the end of the day she was happy but at the end of the week she was unhappy again.
Because happiness is a state of mind, do we have the ability to turn sadness into happiness? But if we turn sadness into happiness will we also turn happiness into sadness? And if there is no sadness in life is there such a thing as happiness? Is it possible that life without sadness is death? I personally believe that a life without balance is no life at all as the Lord abhors dishonest scales.
Once again, if I may refer to the book of Ecclesiastes (only for the sake of wisdom) time is cyclical. All things occur in seasons. It will be hot in summer and cold in winter. The other two seasons are a time of transition where one day's outcome does not always measure out close to the next. This shall hold true for every living thing from the time of birth until the time of death.
No man can create happiness unless he also has the ability to create the four seasons. I would say that it is a wise decision to be happy in times of happiness and be sad in times of sadness but always be content with the season because without it there is no year of wisdom.
Please do check out this blog that I found online, Happiness in times of
crises. I did not obtain the topic from the blog but it closely matches the thoughts that I have shared.
How should we view happiness? Is there a secret to life that creates an eternal smile? Is happiness truly the meaning of life or is Righteousness the bottom line? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments section. As always people will do what they want to do and the consequences will be their own earnings. I only aim to find truth in wisdom and share it unconditionally with those who will partake.
