Friday, January 21, 2011

The pursuit of happyness

                                                              

In this life where materialism and rat-race rule the day, many of us are concerned of earning as much money as possible just to fulfill our ambition of "making it in life". This is what many of us would try to define what could be called 'the pursuit of happyness'. I'm spelling happiness with a 'y' instead of an 'í' as I'm maintaining the root word 'happÿ' as it is more unique this way.

What can be defined as the pursuit of happyness? It would be a very individualistic answer. I'm sure many people would have different answer to this question, however, most people might define it as having lots and lots of money to define the pursuit of happyness. It is not very much different for me in my definition of the pursuit of happyness. Yeah, most likely having lots of money would be my definition of the pursuit of happyness, at least for now when I'm struggling to establish myself as a prolific writer.

But this definition will change over time as my view on "money is everything" is different from most people. I do not deny that money is extremely important in this materialistic world we are living in. But is money really that important to the extent some people would do just about anything to make more money? Money, to me is important up to a certain extent in life, however, there are things money just cannot buy. Life is just one of those things money cannot buy.

The shocking and untimely demise of a primary school classmate recently has gotten me thinking very hard on how I should define the pursuit and happyness in relation to my own situation in life at the moment. I still have yet to find the answer, and I neither think it would be that straight forward nor would I find it any time soon.

Ideally I would like to live a life where money is not something I have to worry about all the time and do the things I want to do without always involving money. Not to mention owning my dream cars as well (this unfortunately needs big wads of cash). Sadly it would not happen in this lifetime. I guess I'll just have to slog it out for the time being, and if Lady Luck decides to give me a big break any time soon, I'd be grateful and contented to give credit where it's due and not hog all the limelight for myself.

5 comments:

  1. My Pursuit of Happiness is in knowing that I can Breathe Again...

    Money can be earned and can be attained thru kith and kin(deeds)but
    I can breathe again...
    Whispers in the wind,my Dad's in hospital telling me,
    That our lives can be lived
    Sober and Free from all the pain and anguish that consumed our lives
    when you're lying there unalived.

    I can breathe again...
    Having to break those vows of life
    For what? Why?
    Through those steps
    In that Big ass book
    You and I will learn to breathe Again with or without money to survive...

    Life's challenges can be achieved if you look at it in the right way.
    Hands and duties money can buy,but love and respect money cannot.It must be felt.

    Poem created by Elaine.

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  2. Looks like whatever we want to do in life, money has to come into the picture.

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  3. Many good qualities are not sufficient to balance a single want - the want of money.

    There is no money to be made at the bottom.There's no money to make in the middle.But there's a lot to be made at the top.

    Money won't make you happy....but everybody wants to find out for themselves.The best way to save money is not to lose it.

    Anyone can be great with money.With money,greatness is not a talent but an obligation.The trick is to be great without money.

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  4. Hi Su-Ling,I think I am the'poorest' girl in the world but at the same time, I am also the "HAPPIEST" girl in the world.Do you know why?Being rich is like fame and fortune.But fortune comes with a price.There is a price to pay for being rich.(I don't want to dwell on that)Just like being married to a non-deserving man who doesn't give a darn thing about you for 12years,paying "his" price makes me drop-my-hair,lose my body-shape,grow old by 10 years and scratched to the depth skin-deep!

    (I still keep in-touch with his family but seldom talk much because they are money-minded thinkers)

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