Happiness

I have a friend who never seem to be happy with his life, or at least that is how i perceive him. Despite of all that he has, he rarely put a smile on his face. I couldn't even remember when was the last time he was sincerely happy. He told me that he does not lead a happy life, that he is so full of burden n problems that he can't enjoy life no more.

I asked him the other day, "When was the last time you were really happy?"
He just sat there... silently.
Only later he slowly said, "This is how i am, and this is how i will be sampai bila-bila."
I don't want to offer any pity, or sympathy coz he chose to be like that.
And God's will, that's how he will be.

So hear this my friend...
We convinced ourselves life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another.

Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough, and all will be well when they are older.

Then we get frustrated because our children has reach adolosence and we have to deal with them. Surely we will be happier when they grow out of their teen years.

We tell ourselves that our life will be better when our spouse gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, when we retire.

The turth is that there is no better time to be happy than right now.
If not, then when?
Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit as much and decide to be happy despite of it all.

So enjoy every moment.
Stop waiting for a cute guy/girl to steal your heart, to lose ten pounds, to gain ten pounds, for work to begin, for your birthday, to get married, for the first or the fifteenth of the month, for your song to be played, to die, to be reborn.... before deciding to be happy.

For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start. Real life.
But there was always some obstacle along the way, an ordeal to get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be paid. Then life would start.
I finally came to understand that those obstacles were life.

That point of view helped me see that there isn't any road to happiness.
Happiness IS the road.

Happiness is a voyage, not a destination.
There is no better time to be happy, than NOW!!
Live and enjoy the moment...

My dear friend,
It doesn't take much to be happy, at least a little bit of things everyday
Being happy is so easy if u know how to
Forget about getting bigger things, bigger dreams
Just be happy with all little things in life everyday
For all you know, things will turn out ok, insyaAllah

Be the first one to give a smile
Make someone's day brighter with a simple compliment... everyday
Be thankful and grateful of what u have... ur hse, ur car, ur goodlooking face
every single day...
ur daily chores... finish up small things before u even dream of big things

Sometimes we are left wit no option
sometimes we just have to take what's in front of us
You are better off than some people
Don't dream of the sky
when you can't even see the steps of your feet
I'm sorry i said that... but for once... i want to see you be actually happy
For once.