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To the reader of this post, I sincerely thank you for lending some of your time to view this article. Whoever you may be, wherever you are as of the moment, I wish that may you find happiness in your life.

I’m only a simple person. I have my own faults and limitations. I may not amount much as an individual, and for sure I did a lot of terrible things in my life. But in my heart, I wish to try my best to give happiness in the lives of other people.

Do you believe that everything that happens to a person has significance? Yes; even reading this right now means something, I guess. I too have experienced a lot in my life, and I believe that I will be experiencing a lot of things in the future – events that could make me feel bad or good. Nonetheless, all of these circumstances will shape who I am. And maybe because of the things I have experienced in my life why as of the moment I write this.

For sure, I know that no creature could brag about his/her existence. No matter how rich, influential or famous a person is, he/she is but a small part of this immense universe. Perhaps there are those who in seek of happiness and self-gratification wish to be a “somebody” in the society. For the sake of being accepted, there are those who sacrifice unnecessarily, even losing their very heart and soul in the process.

But what is happiness? There are those who equate it with contentment or satisfaction. Once their needs or wants are met, then they “feel happy.” Somehow, I wonder if that’s what happiness really meant. I wonder if their smiles are because they are happy, or they just want to convince others or themselves that they are.

Maybe I’m the kind of person who is easy to read. There are cases when people ask me why I seem to be sad at times. But more often than not, I somehow reflect a “happy” aura. It makes me happy in a way that just through smiling I could relieve other people’s tensions and even their sadness. There are people who even wondered because they think that I am the kind of person who never had problems.

Do you think that there is no reason for you to be happy right now? Maybe if you try to look hard enough, you will see that you are more blessed than you think. When you could read this when there are those who are born without a sight, I believe that it is something that is a good enough reason to be happy. And should bad things happen, isn’t it something to be glad about that there are those who helps us get back on our feet after a fall?

My life is not without its painful moments. But in my heart I know that it is full of reasons to be joyful and grateful. It is because of these sad moments that I realize that no human could brag about anything. But having no reason to brag doesn’t mean one could not be happy. And as I type this, even though I face great pain from those I love and care, and even though I feel powerless most of the time, I could really say that I am happy. That is because I find absolutely no reason not to be.

Maybe it would be unfair to say that I could fully relate to the pains and sufferings you may be experiencing as of the moment. Maybe right now, you are expressing depression probably out of failure, or loss of something or someone important. Yes; maybe my own problems are light compared to yours, but please remember that these accumulated failures mean that there are a bigger chance for your success the next time around. Also, it is because of sad and painful memories that we learn to give importance to what we have and remember not to trust only on our own strength.

To you, oh dear reader I also wish that you could also have a sense of happiness within yourself. Somehow it makes a difficult situation much more bearable. To find contentment with who you are and what you have, to realize that we are not truly alone though the ones closest to our hearts depart from us, to have the opportunity to makes others happy as well, all of these are but a fraction of the reasons why I believe we should remember to be thankful and have a reason to be glad about.

In some way, things like material possession, popularity, acceptance, and others could satisfy us in certain extents. However, are these things really making us happy, or maybe just making us feel good about ourselves? By taking unrightfully from other people, or paying no regard to how they feel, or maybe desperately trying to save our own tail and reputation, are these reasons to be happy about, or could they even make other people happy?

I am happy because I know that I am loved. Though all people desert me, or even if I am in pain or in the darkest hours of my life, somehow I always find hope in my heart that somebody cares enough to bring me up to my feet countless time I might fall. And I really am thankful to Him for all of these things that have happened to my life. Though I cry or feel miserable sometimes, I could not bear myself to frown because through smiling, I wish to convey my deepest thanks to those who I love. That is why, in my belief I am truly happy…

1 Timothy 5:14-18, “My friends, we beg you to warn anyone who isn't living right. Encourage anyone who feels left out, help all who are weak, and be patient with everyone. Don't be hateful to people, just because they are hateful to you. Rather, be good to each other and to everyone else. Always be joyful and never stop praying. Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.”