Happiness has a magical quality for a child. I remember hiding in the newly cut hay, playing police and catching robbers in the forest, and playing a role with lines in the school play. Of course, children will be depressed sometimes, but they have no reservations about winning a race or getting a new bike.
In adolescence, the concept of happiness has changed. Suddenly, it all depends on excitement, love, popularity and whether the zit will disappear before the dance. I can still feel the pain of not being invited to the party that almost everyone is going to.
In adulthood, things that bring great happiness-birth, love, marriage-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated. It's easy for us to overlook the happiness we get from loving and being loved, the company of friends, the freedom to live where we like, and even good health.
Although happiness may be more complicated for us, the solution is the same. Happiness is not something that happens to us; It's about how we look at what happens to us. This is the trick to turn negative into positive and regard setbacks as challenges. Not hoping for what we don't have, but enjoying what we have.