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Happiness...
What is it, I constantly ask?
It feels nice when we are happy.
But, what does the word actually mean?
Does it last? Definitely not.
But why do normal human beings search for it, or cling to it?
So far, I know it doesn't last because I, like others in this world, have to go through suffering.
What is suffering, you may ask?
Is it desire, greed or caused by ignorance?
You decide what it is.
And, please don't offer any advice in return.
YOU are not an expert. Neither am I!
There is no right nor wrong.
But, there is good and bad.
That's the law of life that governs this world.
A lot of us WANT peace, love, pleasure and riches.
We forget or don't even realise that we DO NOT NEED a lot of material things that supposedly makes us happy.
Were you contented after buying a Ferrari?
Don't become a troll or hater.
Yes, the creation of the digital world has created a new form of darkness.
People have got lost, being attached to virtual reality; drawn into a new world of information that is misinformation mostly.
We get sucked into a false sense of  feeling good, thinking we are the first with the news, smarter than the rest.
Thrash.
Totally foolish or misguided? Or controlled by artificial intelligence?
But extremely helpful when used positively.
I am nearing 46 and I am still LEARNING.
Many think or form an opinion that I enjoy a good life.
Far from it.
I have long given up on the DREAM home, DREAM car and etc.
Suffering must be accepted as lessons in life.
We cannot run from it.
The more we want, the more suffering we create.
Let go.
Start now.
The people that created taxes and interest rates, past and present, are not happy too.
Does a big house make one happy when it is empty?
Can you DETACH from the sense of loneliness?
Can you ACCEPT the fact that you have no friends because you have taken people for granted on your way up that "career ladder"?
Have you uttered, "I don't care" in your life before?
Nothing came out of it, right? ;)
Are you powerful and rich when your health deteriorates?
Now, did that hurt your ego?
White, black... Yin and yang.
Nothing is permanent.
When was the last time you did a random act of kindness?
Did you do it yourself or paid someone to do it for you?
It is not all about the money.
You can just give way on the road, or HELP an elderly person in whatever situation.
It is that SIMPLE.
Actions speak louder than words.
What do you think after reading this?
Metta.

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