What is happiness? A definition a heard not long ago is a quote (unfortunately I don’t know who said it): “Happiness is not possessed by those who have the most, but by those that need the least.” I like this definition a lot because most of the time we think that we will be happy when we have a big house, a high paying job, a new outfit, etc, but we lose perspective. Maybe if we just look around and “count our blessings” we will realize that it’s our attitude towards life that doesn’t let us be happy.
Happiness comes from leading a meaningful life. Recently, I was listening to some of the webcasts of the California Women’s Conference 2008 and Sister Joan (I don’t remember her last name) read a quote from a “famous” Reverend. She quoted: “One of the disciples of Holy Master once asked Him: ‘Holy Master, could you answer the most important spiritual question ever asked? Is there life after death?’. The Holy Master said: ‘ That is not the most important spiritual question ever asked. The most important spiritual question ever asked is: is there life before death?’” This really struck me. Of course! If you make your journey through this earth count, it will eventually give you happiness and a sense of fullfilment. If your life passes by unnoticed, how do you expect leading a happy life? A life of service gives happiness to the soul. So as you see, it’s not if you have best car ever or if you live in a mansion, because when your journey through life is over you won’t take that with you. You’ll only take those experiences that made a difference to somebody because they’re “stored” in the depths of your heart and your soul.
