Imagine the happiest you’ve ever felt. Hold that thought or feeling. Does it bring a smile? Has that happened more than once? Can you compare two happinesses ?(forgive me, trying to make a point) From this point on do you see yourself feeling happier than you’ve ever felt?

But clearly this feeling was momentary. It came like anger, despair, envy an equal feeling maybe but happiness kept us wanting more of it. We work that rat brain, sorry human brain logically drawing maps to find this happiness. Money definitely has to give me happiness, obviously. Or maybe sometimes fame, imagine being liked by everyone, or owning precious things, or having a loving family, finding the love of your life. Does having all this make you happy. Can you declare that’s a status you will attain and persist in until your life ends. The chase for happiness establishes that we all got a taste of it. We all! no matter our struggles, financial status, our intelligence, our personalities, no matter what.

But out of all of humanity, didn’t anyone feel eternally happy? No need to chase it anymore. Did they feel satisfied completely and thoroughly at peace? I am not out of place to imagine that right.

Can I pause this pursuit of the unattainable happiness. Can I take a break from trying to make more money, creating new memories, trying to live the apparent one and only life ( YOLO shenanigans). In my wonder I happened to come across a monk who assured I can and in fact I should be doing that. I felt a soothing balm mending some deep seated bruise.