The True Pursuit of Happiness

By Desmond Frias

The one true common aspect of humanity seems to be the pursuit of happiness. No matter how diverse people may be, no matter how culturally different they may seem and no matter how economically far apart they are, the one common factor that binds them together is the want and need to feel true happiness. Human beings go to great lengths and cross many metaphorical oceans and mountains everyday in order to get even a small brief taste of it.

Happiness however is not as elusive as many people think it to be. Many people seem to equate happiness with undeserving characteristics like wealth, power and even success. Being raised in this modern materialistic world crushes a persons true idea of bliss transforming it into an unending want of material possessions. Right from childhood, ideas of jealously and hatred are instilled into us with swift precision. We’re taught to value our material possessions and cherish them right from school. Read more »