What is hope without hopelessness? What is light without darkness? What is happiness without sadness? Without both sides of extreme nothing can be felt. It will feel like we are living in a periless state, with nothing, and no one changing. Although the heart may yearn for one thing, the mind tends to override its actions. The mind has been driven by success, what our society calls it at least. Success is supposed to be based upon happiness, the things that truly make you happy; however, today, success is nothing more than the money it earns you—the mere monetary value of things. Everything is placed on a value. People’s jobs dictate their overall worth. The amount you pay for an item at the local store is nothing more than the amount it costs to produce it, sell it, and make a profit on it; yet, does this really contribute anything to happiness? Items may buy happiness, but is this the true happiness—the one we should be proud of? It is times like these that I wish I could be young again. I wish I could be happy with the simple things, the little things that made me smile like this.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
What is hope without hopelessness? What is light without darkness? What is happiness without sadness? Without both sides of extreme nothing can be felt. It will feel like we are living in a periless state, with nothing, and no one changing. Although the heart may yearn for one thing, the mind tends to override its actions. The mind has been driven by success, what our society calls it at least. Success is supposed to be based upon happiness, the things that truly make you happy; however, today, success is nothing more than the money it earns you—the mere monetary value of things. Everything is placed on a value. People’s jobs dictate their overall worth. The amount you pay for an item at the local store is nothing more than the amount it costs to produce it, sell it, and make a profit on it; yet, does this really contribute anything to happiness? Items may buy happiness, but is this the true happiness—the one we should be proud of? It is times like these that I wish I could be young again. I wish I could be happy with the simple things, the little things that made me smile like this.
