What Is Happines To You?

How does one defines happiness? It is not something that is easy to define. Couple of years back, a newspaper in the UK had a contest to find out what defines happiness in people lives. Everyone was invited to write in and after which the stories were then put up for polls. The Top 4 results from the poll were as follows:

1) Happiness is when an artist has completed his/her work, takes a look at it and whistles in admiration at the work that has been done.
2) Happiness is going to a beach on a nice sunny day, using just your bare hands, some children toys and the sand to build a sandcastle.
3) Happiness is when a Mother despite having toiled the entire day, is able to give her child a bath at the end of the day.
4) Happiness is when a surgeon is able to save the patient's life with a successful surgery.

From the above top 4 results, we can see that fame and fortune is not what makes people happy. Rather, it is the little things we do in life which makes us happy. True happiness is achieved by living in the moment and doing things to the best of our ability.

Happiness can not be bought with money. You cannot exchange your fame for happiness. The constant pursuit of money and materialistic lifestyle will only make you feel inadequate. Be content with what you have and life will be much simpler and less stressful. You will then be able to feel true happiness.