"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness" The Declaration of Independence guarantees me these rights as a United States citizen. I have the right to pursue happiness. This doesn't necessarily guarantee the actual achievement of being happy in my lifetime though. There should be small print added to the bottom that reads "may not produce desired results".
Life is like driving a winding road with blind turns. You can't see around the bends, so you can only follow the road one inch at a time. There are always improvements you can make on your car (what you go through life with), the driver (how you appear), and how you drive (your actions through life), but not much else can be changed/improved.
So considering all of this: my right to pursue happiness but no guarantee, my control of my life, which is extremely limited, and my desire to enjoy life as much as possible there really is only one course of action - live.
I shouldn't worry constantly about enjoying life or not....I should just do. Just because I'm alive doesn't mean I live. So to each day I say "come what may". I'm sure going to keep striving for that mythical balance between responsibility and flippancy, duty and fun, chaos and control. But now my life will be the journey of "me" instead of the "pursuit of happiness"....(no offense founding fathers.... :D)
what about the other vehicles on the road? If we were the only ones driving down the winding road it would take out the suspense out of it. Sometimes even when we try to LIVE it the fact that there could be others with us in the journey or other crossing our paths could effect the course itself. But then again... there were never guarantee's...... ??
ReplyDeleteI couldnt agree more on the thought of "process being greater than the result". Best example is the nature itself.... "Rose at the end of thorns" :)
ReplyDeleteI must agree that you have to live and not worry about certain things. But speaking as a fellow human being myself (lol), it's difficult to do.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, we live in one of the most corrupt/hypocritical countries in the world. Which is why I can relate to your post. Eventually, we're able to gain control of ourselves and battle the chaos around us...either through anger, false happiness, or numbness. To find true happiness is the goal but it also comes with sacrifice and far you're willing to go to attain it...