The Desire for Happiness. Is It a Blessing or a Curse?
The desire for happiness is universal and undeniable. Every living soul wants to experience joy and savour life and be free of anxiety and fear – Yet few know how to, hence pain and suffering.
“The desire for happiness is the only thing that fuels the treacherous pilgrimage we call life.” – VK
The Desire for Happiness, What is this Really?
There is no fate nor destiny, as many wise people proclaim to exist. No, all goes as it goes. Rich can become poor. Wise may transfer into the realm of foolishness. Riches of the world come and go. No one is in control of anything, nor should one have one.
You have no obligation but only to nourish your desire for a better life – and it is the only thing you have a real responsibility for in life.
Yes, many things you need to do in life, sometimes even must; however, you are not responsible for the outcome.
The only thing you are in true control of is the desire for happiness, and it is the only thing that “motivates” us to endure this life; In it, the secret of Spiritual Awakening lies.
I do understand that it could sound to many people as pessimistic or even fatalistic … They can not be more wrong. Imagine if a person could acquire the ability to influence the outcome of their own life, to affect the lives of others – a god we would call them.
The problem is that the role of God has been appropriated long ago. Whoever or whatever planted the seed of life in this realm we call Earth has the sole proprietorship. And I can assure you it will not tolerate competition coming from mankind, as for it we are transitionary means.
The only thing God provided us with is the desire for happiness; this drug, this potion, brings us a momentary feeling of joy and soon after, it leaves us with suffering.
Humanity is a basic vessel that carries the will of God further in time and space until the time for a worthy contender will come.
We are like seeds that were thrown onto a field – some got sun, some not, some got fertile land, and the same is not.
But all is relevant. We envy those who blossom, but what if blossoming is just before winter … and you wait for winter to be over to enjoy spring to blossom and flourish.
The idea is all is changing and moving. All is becoming something that has to become.
When your time comes to transform into your best self when the time for spiritual awakening “appears,” you do not know. There is even no guarantee it will happen in this life.
What is essential is for you to maintain the desire for happiness. To keep the flame of life going, to never let it die, as with it going off, darkness is there, emotional suffering and soul pains will creep upon you to suck what is left … Trust me, it is agonizingly painful.
Do not believe those who say just live and enjoy life … No, without you always and constantly working and struggling towards a better life, towards your happiness, you will only feel sadness and unhappiness. Please struggle to cultivate the desire for happiness, as it is the only way not just to endure life but also to enjoy it.
To Conclude
Do not feel stressed in life, do not fantasize about a better life, and do not envy others for their so-called perfect lives. Forget all this nonsense … The only desire for happiness is what is relevant and important, as it is the only thing that is mandatory and meaningful in your life … The rest will be as it will be.
Yes, of course, we are not seeds, and life is not a field. Each individual is different … It is why the topic of individual happiness is so fascinatingly vast.
Regards, Val
