(Un)Happiness

It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have both failed.

If a good friend tells you that he/she's not that happy in life, what would your reaction be?

Most likely your reaction could be shocked, confused, sad, hurt and maybe out of words for a second or two. Then you may assess if the friend is teasing you, or just as serious as can be. He/she could mean both.

If you think you know him/her well, then you will know through the tone of the voice, the expression through the eyes especially the frankness and honesty when the statement had been said.

There's no standard set of criteria in order to be happy.

Happiness depends on the person's expectation and criteria that he/she set in order to say he/she's happy. If the criteria were not met, then those lead to unhappiness/sadness.

Satisfaction/contentment is the road to happiness.

Most often it's the simplest thing or event that makes you happy such as a smile. You can feel a different flow of energy going through you as if your whole body is weightless.

How can you maintain the state of happiness? It's a big challenge in life to answer such question. I may have my answers, but may not be applicable to others. The message of Hawak Kamay may also lead to the road of happiness.