On Its Way
In this fast moving society, where everybody's gasping from their own burdens of life, pursuing happiness has become a rather difficult "business" for people. There have been a mounting number of books, articles, or even the media teaching people how to become happy. They provide a list of ways to pursue happiness. Happiness can be pursued in certain ways, but for me, I believe happiness is merely an unexpected event that pleasantly surprises me.
Out of the many events that made me happy, I can surely remember an event that me especially happy. When I was in the third year of high school, I was going through the hardest time of my life. I was depressed and
stressed out about going to college as well as the future ahead of me after graduation. I can say that most of the Korean students would have similar experiences because all of my friends were suffering from their own situations as well.
I felt like a little hamster running on its treadmill everyday. I repeated this same daily routine everyday; waking up at 7:00 a.m in the morning, studying at school, and dragging myself back home at 11:00 p.m. It was disastrous. Making time to pursue my own happiness seemed like a waste of time. However, one day, an unexpected happiness had struck me greatly.
It was a surprise birthday party from my friends. It was very unexpected because I knew that it was hard to make time for something rather than studying. This mixture of emotions which I cannot express through words had arisen and I was so glad to have such great friends like them. I could definitely say that I was extremely happy at that moment and the happiness had lasted for several weeks.
Just like this unexpected happiness during a gloomy period, I often encounter them in my daily life. When warm sunlight and a breeze that welcomes me as I go out, when I hear a favorite song at a cafe while chatting with my friends, when my baby cousin smiles at me; all these unexpected events fill me with joy and happiness. Happiness cannot be around you all the time. I believe that's what makes it special. Don't worry if you are unhappy now, because happiness is on its way to you.
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In this fast moving society, where everybody's gasping from their own burdens of life, pursuing happiness has become a rather difficult "business" for people. There have been a mounting number of books, articles, or even the media teaching people how to become happy. They provide a list of ways to pursue happiness. Happiness can be pursued in certain ways, but for me, I believe happiness is merely an unexpected event that pleasantly surprises me.
Out of the many events that made me happy, I can surely remember an event that made me especially happy. When I was in my third year of high school, I was going through the hardest time of my life. I was depressed and stressed out about going to college as well as about the future ahead of me after graduation. I can say that most Korean students would have similar experiences because all of my friends were suffering from their own situations as well.
I felt like a little hamster running on its treadmill everyday. I repeated this same daily routine everyday: waking up at 7:00 a.m. in the morning, studying at school, and dragging myself back home at 11:00 p.m. It was disastrous. Making time to pursue my own happiness seemed like a waste of time. However, one day, an unexpected happiness had struck me greatly.
It was a surprise birthday party from my friends. It was very unexpected because I knew that it was hard to make time for something rather than studying. This mixture of emotions which I cannot express through words had arisen and I was so glad to have such great friends like them. I could definitely say that I was extremely happy at that moment and the happiness had lasted for several weeks.
Just like this pleasant surprise, I often encounter happiness in my daily life. Like when warm sunlight and breeze welcomes me as I go out, when I hear a favorite song at a cafe while chatting with my friends, or when my baby cousin smiles at me. All these unexpected events fill me with joy and happiness. Happiness cannot be around you all the time. I believe that's what makes it special. Don't worry if you are unhappy now, because happiness is on its way to you.
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In this fast moving society, where everybody's gasping from their own burdens of life, pursuing happiness has become a rather difficult "business" for people. There have been a mounting number of books, articles, or even the media teaching people how to become happy. They provide a list of ways to pursue happiness. Happiness can be pursued in certain ways, but for me, I believe happiness is merely an unexpected event that pleasantly surprises me.
Out of the many events that made me happy, I can surely remember an event that made me feel blessed. When I was in my third year of high school, I was going through the hardest time of my life. I was depressed and stressed out about going to college as well as about the future ahead of me after graduation. I can say that most Korean students would have similar experiences because all of my friends were suffering from their own situations as well.
I felt like a little hamster running on its treadmill everyday. I repeated this same daily routine everyday: waking up at 7:00 a.m. in the morning, studying at school, and dragging myself back home at 11:00 p.m. It was disastrous. Everything seemed miserable around me. Making time to pursue my own happiness seemed like a waste of time. However, one day, an unexpected happiness had struck me greatly.
It was a surprise birthday party from my friends. I hadn’t thought of such an unexpected event because I knew that it was hard to make time for something rather than studying. This mixture of emotions which I couldn’t express through words had arisen and I was so glad to have such great friends like them. I could definitely say that I was extremely happy at that moment and the happiness had lasted for several weeks.
Just like this pleasant surprise, I often encounter happiness in my daily life. Like when warm sunlight and breeze welcomes me as I go out, when I hear a favorite song at a cafe while chatting with my friends, or when my baby niece smiles at me. All these unexpected events fill me with joy and happiness. Happiness cannot be around you all the time. I believe that's what makes it special. Don't worry if you are unhappy now, because happiness is on its way to you.