Truth about being happy….

What would really make you happy?

When this question was asked to my batch mates, the responses were wild. To be rich and own everything that was desired. To roam the world, see new places and meet new people. To be philanthropic in their own small way. To return to nature. To just have a good time. To be in the company of our loved ones. To travel and stay in luxury. To be among the most beautiful people. To care for the needy. To be famous and so on.

Some desires were materialistic , some were spiritual and so it went on. I listened to them all and wondered what is it that would really make me happy. More I heard them, more I realized that, I too want it all. As I thought about it, the question kept repeating in my mind.

I started to ask myself, what would I feel after having it all. Would I be happy? Would that leave me happy forever? There would always be the "other" thing that I would always want, the list would be endless.

We are all in search of that eternal happiness . Many books are written with various perspectives. Some help in reaching your goal, some in realizing it. Some even help to put things in the right perspective. In the end, do we still know if we led a happy life. Did we do what we set out to, were we happy achieving it, did we have the right goal to begin with or was the journey so enriching that the destination did not matter.

More I thought about it, I was only becoming pregnant with questions. In pursuit of happiness, I was only moving away from it. I realized that I may just die, not knowing whether I led a full and happy life.

It was then that I realized, it was not for me to know now. True happiness would be in knowing that I was really happy. This question would be answered when the soul departed, leaving the answer behind, in the form of a smile, giving proof that I led a full and happy life.

I would be really happy, if, I die with a smile on my face !!!