Happiness

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"It is so simple to be happy, but so difficult to be simple."

When I heard this line I couldn't help marvel at the depth of the meaning of this line. Often in our life we tend to ignore the simple and momentary happiness, the moments that give us immense joy. Probably we assume that happiness is something that might last a few months or years at a stretch. But the truth is that the secret of happiness is contained in the simple and unassuming things that our eyes often spot but our mind tends to ignore the call. It is difficult to locate and understand the import of things and search for the happiness within. We need to have a sensitive mind - a mind that is sensitive towards others, sensitive towards the ramblings from within, sensitive towards its own talk and last but not the least sensitive towards life.
Happiness is I suppose even subjective to some extent. Like the case is with optimists and pessimists. Some people might pick up the threads of happiness from a situation they confront in life while others might go on grumbling for the part not achieved or for the thing not attained. It is just like looking at the glass as half-filled or half-empty. The quest for happiness is not something full of complexities, rather the key to happiness is simplicity - in your approach, attitude towards life in general.

It is in your hands to make your life memorable or just the average kind.