Willingness to BE Happy
Lying on the trampoline in the backyard, watch the blue sky over me. It's so peaceful, even the noises from the cars driving by can't disturb this peaceful feeling.
A vulture is circling around. Maybe she is searching for food. She is so graceful even when she is hungry. Two small birds fly back and forth chasing each other. Are they playing the “Tag, you're it” game or are they mad at each other? Crows are noisy. They never worry about how other creatures would think of them. They voice their emotions loudly and freely. Today, even their croaking does not bother me.
I'm in a good mood and feeling groovy.
What is happiness? At this moment, I feel happy.
Happiness I think is not about what you have or you have what you deserve to have. It’s a state when you don't have much desire and when you are in harmony with the environment. Those wants could make us unhappy. We are often told we deserve to have this and that, and we keep yearning for things we believe we deserve. We go after those things without knowing what really makes us happy. We don't really need much to be happy. What we need first and foremost is the willingness to be happy.
I'll consider that I have a happy day if I have some happy moments on that day.
Translated by Google (With some editing):
躺在后院的蹦蹦床上，看着头顶上的蓝天。 好安静，就连汽车驶过的噪音也无法打扰这种宁静的感觉。
一只秃鹰在周围盘旋。也许她正在寻找食物。即使她很饿，她还是那么优雅。两只小鸟互相追逐飞来飞去。它们是在玩“标签，你就是它”的游戏还是在生对方的气？乌鸦很吵闹。它们从不担心其他生物会如何看待它们。它们大声而自由地表达自己的情绪。今天，即使是它们的呱呱叫也没有让我觉得烦。
我心情很好，感觉很棒。
什么是幸福？这一刻，我感到幸福。
我认为幸福不在于你拥有什么，也不在于你拥有你应得的。幸福是一种没有太多欲望、与环境和谐相处的状态。那些欲望可能会让我们不快乐。我们不断地被灌输，我们值得拥有这个、那个，而我们一直渴望得到认为自己值得的东西。我们追求这些东西却不知道什么真正能让自己快乐。我们其实并不需要太多就能快乐。最重要的是我们需要有想要快乐的意愿。
如果一天中有一些快乐的时刻，我就会认为我度过了快乐的一天。：）
