The Happy Person

When one is happy, it doesn't necessarily mean the absence of sadness or jealousy or anger. Rather, it seems easier to control the emotions based on destructive thoughts. The feelings hover over one's being for a small while (this small while, of course, varies depending on how severe the difficulty), but it always goes away. Sometimes, my feelings only hover for an evening. Sometimes, for a week. Sometimes longer than that. What is important is one's feelings are not attached to these destructive thoughts, anxieties, fears, and desires.

Even if feelings based on destructive emotions occur, the happy person will not be harsh on himself for having these feelings. Rather, the happy person will be able to step back from his own human self, reflect, and look at himself as he is right now. From there, he can comfort himself and tell himself that things are, truly, alright. Realising that these emotions are based on irrationality, on destructiveness, on a negative thing that can only create more negativity, the happy person can step back and, even when in the midst of such negative thought, act in a sensitive and happy way. When hurting, the happy person will still act with compassion and sensitivity and mindfulness in his actions and words.

Now, this isn't easy. I never promised it was, and I don't believe any person, regardless of holiness, will tell anyone how easy it is to attain happiness. But happiness is worth it, for we all suffer enough from our own negative emotions, and we all have the potential to make others suffer because of our insensitivity, our mindlessness, and our unethical selfishness. We are all human, and we all suffer, and, because of this connection, we all must be compassionate, for why add to all our suffering?