Happiness, we all desire!

Happiness!
We desire it. We chase it. We long for it.
What is this happiness that everyone wants?
Is it an illusion or a reality, I wonder?
It is within us, my mind mumbles and my heart nods in agreement.

Look at the babies.
No one teaches them how to smile. It comes naturally to them, even in their sleep!
How about crying, you may ask?!
A well fed, healthy child doesn't cry. Children cry to ask help, to show their needs. They do not cry for no reason but they do smile without any reason a lot of times which tells me that humans are disposed to be naturally happy. Happiness is within us all!

We forget to be naturally happy as we grow because we start associating happiness with conditions. We focus on the world and others. We forget that crying goes with needs. The more we focus on needs, the further we get away from our natural state of happiness. We look for something outside that resides within us!

There is a lot of jealousy around happy people as others envy them. Unconsciously people are possessive of happiness. When they are not happy, they feel like others have stolen it from them. No one can steal anyone else's happiness but sure can share it with others by bringing out their natural disposition to happiness.

Everyone can be happy but no one can be happy all the time. Happiness does not mean laughing all the time or having everything. It's a state of mind that changes but we can easily attain it. I have seen some people living with happiness under the direst of conditions. They don't love their conditions but they still find reasons to smile and be happy. Such people are my heroes who have learnt the meaning of life and discovered that inner happiness. They know that life is a temporary phase. Destiny is something beyond our control. We have limited time and resources. The list of worldly desires is unending but luckily we have the ability to control it and happiness lies in that control and coming to terms with what we have. Children smile because they are content. The adults can also be happy by containing their needs.