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[Um, so this is an essay I wrote for my english class. Basically the assignment was to define happiness without a dictionary, explain your definiton with a senario...and then to creat a metaphore for happiness. I honestly hate how this essay came out and wish I'd started it sooner then last minute so that I would have had more time to rewrite it, but my boyfriend liked it so >< I'll leave it as is.]
What is happiness? People are always asking that question. Many people would say that it either does not matter or that it is some far away thing that is not reachable. I do not believe that either of these beliefs is right. So much of what happiness is, in the here and now, and all we have to do is look at our lives; every aspect of them, and we will find so much joy and happiness. Happiness is enjoying everything about your life as it is now, and not concerning yourself with what could be or what might be or what should be. Happiness is floating through life not caring what curve balls life decides to throw at you and taking the hits as they come and bouncing right back up and continuing to move ahead into the future.
So, there is a girl who goes to a public high school, she is a sophomore and never had any luck when it came to dating. She had one boyfriend her freshman year who had been very good to her, but she came to find out that he had been cheating on her. After that she decided she would not date until after high school, hoping the male population would have matured by then. Most girls her age would have been very depressed with her luck when it came to men, but she found happiness in the way she lived. She had chosen her destiny, her future, her life. She found happiness in just being with her friends and family, and loving everyday for what it brought, and not for what she did not have, or thinking that she would be happy when she had this or that, or when she could date a guy that she trusted. She just loved life for the here and now.
Happiness is ice cream on a rainy cold day. It is something out of the ordinary that you still end up enjoying so much. Just curling up with a book in the middle of winter, with a hot fudge sunday, who would not enjoy that? Happiness is a warm feeling that fills the body, soul, and heart no matter what the temperature or the situation. Happiness is what allows us to wake up in the morning and enjoy the future, past, and present, the present being the absolute most important time period to pay attention too. It is that text message from the man you love when he is miles away saying he loves you and that he is thinking of you. It is just being able to be the real you every second of every minute of every hour of every day and never having to hide yourself in fear.
Happiness is not something hard to reach. Human nature and human habits make happiness a difficult thing to even comprehend. All we need to do is to see everything that is right in front of us, that is enough to put a smile on anyone’s face. That is enough to warm anyone’s heart. Humans are constantly turning happiness into something complicated and unattainable, “I’ll be happy when…” Guess what? That when you speak of never comes! Learn to be happy in the here and now. Forget the future! Let us enjoy today for everyday is worth it, everyday is a miracle. We are lucky to be alive, and should be able to find happiness in just existing, no matter what our circumstance. Happiness is not that hard. Just look at how lucky you are to draw breath each day, and let the happiness of that fill you until you are ready to burst. Happiness is existing side by side with loved one and strangers. Happiness is being able to feel love for your neighbor, and the stranger five streets away. Happiness is love.
 Evelie Harte · Sun Apr 15, 2007 @ 04:55pm · 0 Comments |
