So life, as a whole, is possible... obviously. Well maybe I can tell you something you don't know already. Life, as a whole, is always gruesome, always tedious, and will always get the best of you. People often times say that life is one big test. Indeed it is! But people also get confused about what the actual test is.Going back to the original question (and by original I mean the beginning of time), we find that everyone has their own opinion in regards to what the meaning of life might be. The answers vary amongst different cultures, religions, and social structures... but one thing remains the same from an international perspective. Life without happiness is null. Becoming less defined as religions and nationalities become more defined, the meaning of life becomes an array of personal goals and higher standards; Achieving everything that you are capable of.
Now, approaching the subject of happiness... how is it obtained? I would tell you "Its simple!" But if I said that I would be a lying scoundrel out to destroy you and your very well-being. Bliss, is an optional habitat for us as human beings. First off, money is nothing. Money will help us survive and possibly live more comfortably than some others... but in spectrum, it is just another curse. Power, popularity, say-in-things... these all mean nothing and have no relevance to becoming happy. Happiness is created, not achieved. Happiness is the ability to see beauty in the hideous, cry when sadness demands it, finding strength in the things we cannot see, believing in ourselves and possibly higher powers if our religious beliefs call for it. Happiness is the way we structure our minds to process the bad things out and embrace the good with all our might.
Good typically conquers evil. Right? Well not always. I have fallen victim to being defeated by evil when my intentions are nothing but good... so I have personally experienced the break in this theory. But good will always bring us happiness. Life is an uphill expedition that WILL be difficult and WILL try us and test us at every available opportunity, but letting these tests and trials get to you is one of the worst mistakes you will ever make. Succeeding isn't everything my friends. It is only a side note to this lifetime. I know plenty of people that make over 200k a year, and drown their sorrows every night in anything they can find. I don't necessarily mean substances of any sort... but anything between work to bowling tournaments. Its an escape. Sometimes a vacation from the difficult is necessary. But making it a regular habit is like throwing your soul into a boiling pot of despair.
Our healthy existence relies on one thing: our happiness. Facts are this: Everyone will enter a drought of depression. Everyone will become selfish in their own way. Everyone on this planet has a problem... some more than others, but this is life. We weren't put ( or mysteriously blasted into existence for you big bangers ) on this earth to have a good time. We are here to survive the best we know how. You may have heard this statement before, but take a good look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? Do you know who you want to be? Do you have the genuity to obtain happiness? By being satisfied with your life I don't mean put the brakes on the direction you are moving. You need to be content with the now and if things are looking up, keep moving in that direction. If things are looking rough and it is avoidable, do so just that. Avoid it. Turn around and walk the opposite way. Friends, foes, I offer you my advice with only the best intentions for you. Most of the above is merely common sense but I would feel far more comfortable knowing that I tried.
-quixotic-