The Most Interesting Man in the World

Happiness is what we try to define our lives with, but we fail to notice that a goal that abstract is in fact no goal at all. Why is it not a goal at all if it's abstract? Well to me at least, the reason is that if something is too abstract you can redefine it and derive whatever you wish to label yourself as happy when in fact you may not be necessarily happy.

You may defend by saying that one is thinking of a definition of happiness that is indeed all encompassing; a definition that could include helping others, development of self alongside financial achievements. And you may even add that on top of all that, one will be content...and in that contention one can shelter a continuous state of happiness that is not too costly to maintain to cause that person any unhappiness. In this case you may argue, the happiness can be achieved from variety of sources where a criteria for happiness is defined and is further supported by an act of contention that insures its continuity.

I would argue that all that categorizing and seeking criteria is good, but what sort of happiness is this happiness that you have to be so content about? Maybe if you have to use 'contention' to suppress the urge for things that are providing your happiness, then those urges should not be the urges to bring you happiness in the first place.

To me happiness is about two phrases: balance in ideas of living, and experiencing the most you can. I could go on explaining why, but I'll just make some quick examples...one should be content to lot of things that are outside one's control, but not so much that it would kill one's ambitions. one should pursue a life of financial prosperity but only to the extent that one's pursuit would not constrain his further experiencing life's other aspects.

Needless to say by new experiences, I mean new projects, and plans that you undertake in your life, otherwise literally speaking you are experiencing different events everyday. What I mean is like a second degree in something that you like, that is not related to your success at work. Things that get you to live more...lol! funny how that keeps reminding me of that 'Most Interesting Man in the World' commercial. These marketers definitely know where to hit!

Here are two of his videos..."People hang on every word he say, even the propositions! lol!"

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I just noticed that I had written a post a while ago similar to this:

http://siavashj.blogspot.com/2008/12/in-case-u-wondered-my-life-is-composed.html