True happiness is something a person seeks in his or her life, it is intertwined with a person’s satisfaction therefore when one’s needs are fulfilled or in this case satisfied he or she will obviously be happy. It is a simple, easily understood equation. But alike many other equations, there is still an unsolved problem to it. The problem with true happiness itself is that basically we do not know what we truly need in order to be truly happy (noticed that I emphasized in the word need). It is about fulfilling one’s needs not wants. Why needs and not wants? Because what you, what we want is something that we often don’t need. Fulfilling one’s wants will only give momentary satisfaction hence momentary happiness. It’s like acquiring a brand new toy or clothes or any other thing that’s new and suits you fine. You feel ecstatically happy, filled with joy at first but as time goes by you get bored and therefore look for another object to bring happiness once again. This type of happiness therefore depends on objects to make us happy. Another type of happiness is happiness that depends on external conditions, for instance having a lover by your side. As long as you have that loved one by your side you will be happy, but when it is lost, you yourself are also lost. These two types of happiness is rather easily obtained but also easily lost and highly dependent. It is what I call dependent happiness.
When we talk of true happiness it cannot be dependent on exterior conditions nor objects. It must be causa sui or self-caused, it must be self dependent. It is happiness that only you can bring about and sustain, it is hard, but not impossible to obtain and if obtained you will surely feel that independent, forever lasting joy.
But, in order to feel that joy we cannot fulfill just any other ordinary needs such as having a lover by your side, having enough money, having a certain object and so on. The needs that i mean must be spiritual needs. Please don’t get this muddled with your religious needs, it is somewhat a different concept. Yes you can obtain your spiritual needs through religion but in many cases people have felt much freer obtaining their spiritual needs in their own way. Dogma is sometimes such a limiting factor. This has become one of the reasons why more and more people nowadays are taking spiritual journeys, not only do they desire to seek God in their own ways, due to the fact that they are unable to “feel” God with our many Abrahamic religions, but also because they wish to be ultimately happy without the need of an object or any external conditions as I have said before.
Perhaps while reading this nonsense you ask yourself what is true happiness itself? What is the definition to it? Truth be told, I can only vaguely describe it, because dealing with true happiness comes with lots of uncertainties, but one thing is certain, you yourself is the only one who knows how this happiness feels. And that is why perhaps your next question that should be lingering in that questioning mind of yours of ‘how can I obtain true happiness?’ is a question that you yourself need to answer. But do put in mind while seeking for this answer, true happiness ultimately comes from within.
Just think of yourself smiling every day, every minute, every second but with no reason at all. Insane? No, you are blissfully happy.
