Being Happy is our Right . . !

When we read about happiness, we must realize that we are talking about an emotion that is not always an enduring one. Bad things and sad things are bound to happen in this life. It is up to thyself to still, live a “happy” life. The shrinking society which is slowly losing its human nature, the fastest communications and technological advancements, brings us sad and bad things happening everywhere. The slow burns of injustice are still in its early fumes. And still, how can one be happy, in their life?

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Some happiness is meant to be served after a huge sadness. Sometimes, it is that people need more time, to heal themselves from the wounds of past and taste the present. Ways of expressing and venting out differ. Nobody knows about the wound, until they are told. The mental and emotional wounds need a little more time to heal, to forgive and forget, to ignore and accept whatever had happened in the past. We need to be soulfully happy again and that is the essence of life. Brooding over the past leads us nowhere. We need not rely on one or two ways, to have our closures. Some listen to music, some do binge watching of their favorite shows, some read books, some people, like me, pen down their emotions in a big – long paper and then tear them off, some take a walk in the woods, some spend time in social media, and many ways are out there, to distract and get over.

Then again, it does take time to completely heal thyself. Even it does, to heal partially. During those getting – back – to – normalcy days, people might tell "I am good." That doesn't mean they are absolutely fine. Nor does that mean that their mind and heart and soul are again a happy place that once used to be. Still, they say they are doing good. May be, their "I am good" means "they do not cry 24/7" or "they are not having only sleepless nights" or "they are trying to smile now" or "they are matured to accept the fact that life is all about little compromises” or “they understood that little acceptations and some exceptions and little more satisfaction can make life a good one to live" or "they have started being a little more happy with the little what they have" or "they've accepted the fact that some things need to accepted for few years before changing it" or "they just realized that happiness stays a little longer when we neglect little things".

May be, for some people, their dish of happiness is destined to be served a little later. If they are wise enough, they can realize that they carry a jar of happiness with them, as always and can open it and sprinkle a bit to everything that is served to them. And there, they remain happy. Believe me, happiness tastes better when served after a tinge of sadness. Once, when we start decluttering out negative thoughts and serve ourselves with happy smileys, every time, life will look very beautiful to live. For, we are born to be cheerful and not to brood over the spilled milk!

Stay cheerful and stay happy!