No Shortcuts to True Happiness

Yes, taking shortcuts would only result in temporary and unstable happiness. No matter how steady your means of happiness are, they are not invulnerable. Be it money, love, or accomplishments. Why? Because they are still in essence, based on external factors and conditions, just like the way 'terms and conditions apply' rule works in the business world. If you want a free TV or a certain privilege, you must be bound by a certain contract. There's always a price to be paid. In the case of one's reliance on temporary happiness, the price is despair or disappointment. Nevertheless, there are many who choose to ignore this fact, and indulge themselves in such luxuries as long as they can, like someone who rely on drugs to ease himself.

This is why I decided to set up this blog, so not only can I share my insights with anyone, more crucially, anyone can share their opinions and experiences with me and other readers of the site. Of all the advanced subjects, finding true happiness in life is by far the hardest, more challenging even than Maths and Science, merely because there are no clear formulas to instantly bring you to the shrouded goal called true happiness.

As you can see, I bolded the words above. ''no clear formulas''. But that does not mean there is no formula at all. As problems are defined according to the mind, so are the solutions.

Conclusion

Problems stem from ourselves, our minds, our demands and ideals. Always remember that. I believe that many people know this, but still, they couldn't put an end to their own troubles. Problems still bug them everyday. Because knowing isn't enough. We need to dig deep into our other mind, the part we have failed to understand and have long lost sight and control of it. Worse still, some people see that part of their minds as who they really are and let it control them, making them act rashly and commit things that cause much hurt to others as well as to themselves in the long run.

To everyone who is facing great pain and sorrow in life at this very second, pls do not give up. What you face is beyond anyone could express, I know, and there are even times when there's no one who seems to understand or pay attention to you. Hang in there.

No problem can outwin or outlast you because your mind and soul are never bound to these problems from the day you came into this world. They were born after you and thus should cease before you.