Small Moments, Great Happiness

Happiness is something that has come in our lives as a blessing. It is one of those things that, unlike any material stuff, increase when shared. It is in anything that brings a glow to one’s face. Happiness is in sharing with dear ones, a funny incident one has come across in life. It is in a call from a long-lost friend. It is in getting a shoulder to rest your head and cry out your tragic moments. It is in a surprise visit by relatives. It is in getting a share of candy from your beloved. It is in the nostalgia when you look back at your past. It is in spending time with family. Happiness also is in the feeling that you have made someone else happy in some way or the other. You feel happy when you donate blood, or when you distribute your old belongings among the poor, or share a part of your knowledge with some junior.

Overall, happiness is collectively found in the sea where each drop is a small happy moment. One cannot simply keep a record of the moments. And the most ironical thing that I myself have seen in life is that the intensity of happiness I have received has been the most in the smallest and most simple moments.

It makes me remember a small incident from our college days. Those days, many little kids roamed outside our campus. Whenever we came out of the college, they ran to us hoping to get some money or a small part of the fried cookies or popcorn that we purchased. That day, we were a little away from our campus with our friends- in a small restaurant enjoying sips of our ever-so-favourite Coca Cola. A little boy who had hardly reached his teens came to us. He showed some cartwheels and small gymnastics and began asking money. We paid him in small amounts. I do not know what caused me to do this- as the fellow was turning to leave, I told him to hold on. I purchased a fresh bottle of coca-cola and passed it to him. He was overjoyed! And the sight of his happy face doubled my happiness. It is said that money can't buy happiness. But that day, a few bucks from my pocket had a bottle of Coca Cola had bought me a bunch of happiness.

They say- a day without smile is a day wasted. A genuine smile is something that always is backed by happiness. Happiness is a necessity. It adds colour to life. And it is something that you can create for yourself, share with your dear ones as well as receive from them- anywhere and everywhere.