how happy are you right now?

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Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a bright and talented, but marginally employed
salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his
five-year-old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to
go. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm,
he and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, in
pursuit of his dream of a better life for the two of them. ---the pursuit of happyness
In the beginning of 2007, a touching movie cheered me greatly. How happy are you right now? Do you even know? More exactly, what is happiness? Can you explain it correctly in your own words or feelings?

In the movie, when Chris's wife was going to leave him, he thought of a celebrity and pondered that: Maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue. Maybe we can actually never have it, no matter what.

But, it is difficult to experience moments of happiness if we are not aware of what it is we genuinely love. Most people are running quickly for the goals in the future, no matter near or far. When they get that point, however, it is not like what they thought and the except happiness won't show up. There is a saying, when you pursue happiness, they are lag behind you far away. But when you don't follow up, it will be around you closely.

Experiment with a new dish. Take the time to slowly arrange a bouquet of flowers in order to appreciate their colours, fragrance and beauty. Sip a cup of tea on the front stoop in the sunshine. Pause for five minutes to get a purring cat. Simple pleasures waiting to be enjoyed. Simple pleasures often overlooked.

Maybe what I want to express is not concerned with the movie itself. Perhaps if one really knew when one was happy one would know the things that were necessary for one's life. Anyway, hope you grasp a new idea this new year. And grasp the awareness of what is that makes us truly happy. Let us consider our personal preferences and learn how to recognize, then embrace moments of happiness that are uniquely our own.

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