A Dot On A Plain Paper

Ever wonder what makes some people happy with their life although they have almost nothing? Ever wonder what makes some people unhappy with their life although they have almost everything? This question bugs me and i know a lot of other people out there are having the same question mark stuck in their head. We can assume the answer because each and every one of us have different perspective, so, the answer may vary and there's most likely there's no right or wrong answer.

I'm going to define this matter from my own perspective, it's up to you to accept it or reject it. The meaning of happiness doesn't lies on wealth, house, and many other things we thought it could give us happiness. For example, a poor man sleeping soundly in his house, enjoying his beauty sleep while the rich man couldn't close his eye, probably thinking how to settle his debt, or scared there's a robber going to come that night or probably thinking how to settle the problem in his company. This alone is enough to proof that with money, we can buy the most luxurious bed but we cannot buy the beauty of sleep.

Take a look around us, what is there? a table? chair? probably some clothes and books? okay, for the easiest example, your computer. Did you ever realise it's been there like so many years before? No? Yeah, that's because human being tends to forget what they already have and chase for thing they don't have. They did not value something they already have until they already lose it forever. Chasing something we don't possess is the same as when you are feeling thirsty, you drink some salty water from ocean. And of course, the more you drink, the thirsty-er you get.

I did not emphasize on staying where you are right now. It is fine to chase over something you don't have, go ahead, nobody will say "you can't do this" or "you can't do that" to you. It's your life and live it the way that you won't regret it in 10 or 20 years from now. Everybody wants a better life, i too, not an exception but to live a wealthy life when i have to pay my happiness for that is too much for a price. However, to live a life without wealth is not a guarantee that you will feel happy because the world these days speak in the languange of money. To find the golden mean between the wealth and happiness, is not an easy task but slowly and steadily, we will get it if we put our effort.