Why Wait for Happiness?
How much happiness do you lose by waiting for it?
The only thing that stands between you and happiness right now is a single thought. So why not think it? Why not think that happy thought right now? Is there a law against thinking happy thoughts? Is a gun to your head compelling you to think sad or angry thoughts?
Let’s say you decide to wait before you think happy thoughts. Maybe you decide that you won’t be happy until you have that raise at work or buy that big house. Think of the years that pass while you are in this misery. Misery voluntarily caused by you only because the stars haven’t aligned in your life to your liking. Imagine all of the happiness that you have missed. And for what - because you hope to be motivated to achieve your goals by self-inflicting emotional pain? Come on. Can you really know that personal happiness wouldn’t be as strong as a motivator to achieve your goals?
You either have happiness or reasons for not having it, which do you think is better?
If you were given a choice between happiness or reasons for not having happiness, which would you choose? Surprise…you have already been making this choice. Sometimes you choose to have reasons for not having the happiness that you deserve. This does not make sense. My friend, you are obviously confused. When you are feeling sad, question your reasons for being sad. Are these reasons really true? REALLY? Is your life situation really that bad? REALLY? Look at your life situation from different perspectives. How is what is happening right now just perfect - just what you need?
How much suffering do you bear by not being happy now?
How much unnecessary suffering have you endured throughout your life? Indeed, how much unnecessary suffering has the world endured? There is no virtue in self-sacrifice for no reason. Feeling bad for the sake of feeling bad is a dead end.
Decide today to be happy right now and stop waiting for a ideal future that may never come.
