Inner Contentment and I Want A Wife

The first essay with the Dalai Lama was an eye opening essay. It was interesting how the Dalai Lama stated that self satisfaction alone can not determine whether a desire is positive or negative. He said that a murderer may get self satisfaction while killing someone, but that doesn't mean it is a positive act. The Dalai Lama pushes for us to ask our self if we really need something or just want it. If you are more content with what you have, the happier you're going be.


I really like the I Want A Wife essay. It is a bit of a satire. It explains how much mothers do and how it never seems to be enough. The author, having been a wife and a mother, is most likely tired of doing most things and would like to feel what it feels like to have someone else do a lot of the work. I think that she wants others to realize that they should be happy with all the work the moms and wives do and be content with them.

Happiness

Happiness to me, is coming home after a long day at work or school and feeling the little paws of my puppy pressing against my legs. He is always excited to see me and gives me kisses, and that in turn, makes me happy. Feeling his soft fur and little belly moving in and out, as excitement takes over his body, is the essence of happiness.

Happiness is also knowing that you have a place where you belong in the world, and having people there to support you through good times and bad. I have learned in the few years I have been alive, that making yourself happy is more important than relying on others to make you happy.

Happiness is also stepping out on to a freshly raked softball field and smelling the dirt and grass, preparing to kick some butt. Slipping my glove onto my fingers and feeling the worn leather, glide against my skin. This also connects to the feeling of belonging, on my softball team, which is like a family, when we're together.

Happiness is holding that plane ticket to Germany in your hands, remembering all those 5:00 o'clock mornings you had to endure to afford that plane ticket. Knowing that you worked your butt off to get what you wanted, is a very good feeling.

Happiness is the most widely searched and coveted feeling or idea, yet sometimes, it is the hardest to reach or acquire. I feel that every day, one must make an effort to be happy and find happiness. Finding happiness is a habit, and does not just come on its own.