Wearehopelesscreaturesofcomfort.Welikehavingandaccumulatingthings.Whetheroneadmitstoitornot，toacertaindegree，wealltrytokeepupwith“theJones”.Weworksowecanpayourrents，mortgages，creditcarddebts，schoolloans，carpayments...thelistgoesonandon.Andatsomepoint，werealize，thatasidefromhavingmostofwhatwewant，westillaren’thappy.Nowsincewe’velearnedtoadapttonewstandardswhichwe’vecreatedforourselves，wefindthatwehavelesstime，lesspatience，lesssleep，whichequatestomorestress，moreworryandmoreaggravation.So，ishappinesshonestlyjustcomprisedof“things”?
Sometimes，wevirtuallytradeourlivesfornotonlybasicnecessities，butforexcessiveitemsandservicesaswell.Webecomesoobsessedwithfindinghappiness，thatwelosesightofthefactthathappinessiswithin—always.Certainlyyou’veheardofindividualstryingto“findthemselves”，or“rediscoverthemselves”.Thereasontheyareattemptingtheseinnovativeapproachesisbecausetheyareseekinginnerhappiness.Butthepointhasbeenmissed:Happinessisalreadythere.
Disappointmentsandtragediesinlifewillcomeandgo，buthappinessneverleavesyou.Thehuman’scapacitytoberesilienttotrialsisunfathomable.Wecanloseourjobs，butbegratefulforourspouses.Wecanloseourhomestonature，butbethankfultobealive.