Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Smile!

The older I get, the more I value the simple joys of life. Good food, good company, having a good laugh. Most people tend to scoff at happiness as a goal in and of itself. Yes, it is a selfish goal especially if taken to its extreme, which is happiness at all costs. Others believe that happiness is a by-product of achieving one’s goals.

Me? I’m just happy to be happy. I’m happy if I make others happy. It’s so nice to be happy. Everybody should be happy, sha-la-la-la.

This is neither old nor new;
it’s always forever.
Somewhere between sense and ambition,
pleasure and decision,
we have to make a choice—
What do we want?
Everyone singing “War, what is it good for?”
while planning the next one?

It is not easy
but don’t give up now,
It is not easy—
Happiness is an option.

It is not easy,
the war within us;
but it gets easier
the more we learn.

I don’t need to win,
You don’t need to lose.
We can choose—
Happiness is an option.


— Pet Shop Boys, “Happiness Is An Option”