"We're not really born to be happy, we're really built to survive." Christopher Hsee, University of Chicago, American Psychology Association Newsletter.
The article started by asking 'why don't we know what makes us happy'. Yea, why don't we? Why is it we have to sit and actually wonder what fills our cup? Shouldn't we know? Perhaps many of us are soaked in a culture of work that has us forgetting ourselves. Some people want too much, some people give too much. Where is the balance?
I cannot buy into the statement that we are only built to survive. Life cannot be just about surviving. Everybody wants to be happy. Everybody wants a life that has a meaning beyond survival. It's not just about having a smile on our faces or having a life without any problem or difficulties. That's just being naive. Life has got to be for more!
It's as if saying that God never meant for us to be happy. It's as if saying that God is an evil being that laughs at the very thought of us little human in our miserable life. And we know that's not true. We know God loves us more than anything else He has created and wants the best for us. Maybe being happy is not the ultimatum or the end result. As I said, life's gotta be about more than that. But why is it so hard to believe that we can be happy? That it is allowed?
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