The Pursuit of Happiness?????

WE’VE ALL BEEN UNHAPPY BEFORE AND ANYONE WHO SAYS THEY HAVEN’T IS TELLING PURE LIES. THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING THING FOR MANY PEOPL, AS A MATTER OF FACT FOR EVERYBODY. AT TWENTY SOMETHING IT’S ASSUMED THAT YOU’RE HAPPY AND THAT YOU HAVE NO WORRIES BUT TO PARTY AND MAKE SURE YOU’RE UP IN TIME FOR WORK OR CLASS EVERY MORNING (AS YOU CAN SEE, EXPECTATIONS ARE QUITE HIGH). I CAN’T HELP BUT WONDER THOUGH; IS HAPPINESS IN PURSUIT OF US? MOST OF US LIVE OUR LIVES DAY TO DAY GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS JUST TO GET UP AND DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN, BUT YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF IS THAT TRULY THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS? THIS IS THE WAY I SEE THINGS. WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING AND STAND IN THE SAME SPOT TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH, SIT IN THE SAME SPOT AND EAT THE SAME SERIAL WITH THE SAME SPOON YOU COULDN’T POSSIBLY BE IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, BUT WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND FALL OUT THE BED, SAY A CURSE WORD OR TWO, BRUSH YOUR TEETH WHILE USING THE BATHROOM, AND GRAB A SLICE LEFTOVER PIZZA ON THE WAY OUT THAT TO ME SAYS “HEY I’M READY FOR WHAT THE WORLD HAS FOR ME TODAY.” WITH THAT ATTITUDE HAPPINESS HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO FIND YOU. IT’S A SIMPLE EXPLANATION. STRUCTURE IS GOOD, BUT IT DOESN’T LEAVE ROOM FOR CHANGE AND CHANGE IS WHAT ULTIMATELY GETS US TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE PERIOD. SO I ASK AGAIN ARE WE IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS OR IS HAPPINESS IN PURSUIT OF US?