·Timothy·
What
is
the
definition
of“happiness?”Is
it
material
wealth
filled
with
fancy
cars，a
dream
house，extravagant
furs
and
jewelry?
Or
is
happiness
simply
having
a
roof
over
your
head?
Food
in
the
fridge?
Having
a
child?
A
pet?
A
swimming
pool?
A
designer
Gucci
bag?
Parents?
Grandchildren?
Love?
Money?
The
perfect
job?
Winning
the
Lottery?
According
to
the
American
Heritage
Dictionary，“happiness”is
derived
from
the
Middle
English
word
hap-meaning“Luck.”But
does
happiness
really
have
anything
to
do
with“luck?”Based
on
this
description，one
could
assume
that
if
you
avoided
a
fatal
traffic
accident
but
got
fired
by
coming
late
to
work，you
would
be
filled
with
“happiness?”Is
it
luck
or
what
you
make
of
it?
Maybe，“happiness”is
exactly
defined
by
its
indirect
alias:
happiness-perhaps，happiness
is
in
fact
defined
by
the
fortune
that
we
permit
to
happen.
Do
you
recall
a
time-let’s
say
when
you
were
about
5
years
old-what
defined
happiness
back
then?
Was
it
getting
a
puppy
for
Christmas?
Or
maybe，you
were
a
child
of
divorce;and
all
you
wanted
was
for
Mom
and
Dad
to
get
back
together
again?
Then
as
you
got
older，you
were
hoping
that
someone
would
ask
you
to
the
prom
that
would’ve
made
your
day，maybe
your
life
for
the
moment.
During
college，good
grades
made
you
happy，but
it
was
short-lived.
Because
in
the
real
world，you
had
to
look
for
a
job，and
competition
was
stark.
It’s
an
employer’s
world
you
thought.
But
then，you
got
the
perfect
job-now
you
could
be