I guess more important though is the first line. "The most important thing in life is to be yourself." It was kind of my point. You do you for the greater good of this thing called life...
...That's not what a lot of you told me though...
I had forgotten about this gem when I wrote about what was "best in life..."
Seems simple doesn't it? Much more simple than being Batman, actually...
My friend Geoff actually posted the text of that picture to the comments of my post. That's when I remembered I had seen it before and regretted not adding it into the conversation. Now, one thing I hadn't seen before is my friend Thax's comment that Chicken Pot Pie was the meaning to life, but I digress...
Another friend of mine, Payden, said that, "YOU being happy is the only thing that matters, your thoughts, dreams and experiences are the only thing you take with you after your body is gone." Okay then, if the actual meaning of life is just to be happy, how do we do that? Constitution, right? "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." What are we chasing though? What is "happiness?" Does it mean being content? Is it completely state of mind? does it mean having everything you've ever wanted? Is it perfect physical or emotional health? Is it fulling the purpose for the gifts you've been given in this life...
...Quite the ponderance for a starfish grabber...and it got worse...
I saw this posting from a friend on Facebook: "Happiness. It is not something to do. It is something you are. Pursue something else. Be happy."
Now I am thinking are they separate? Being happy has nothing to do with what you do? You can just be happy no matter what?
I'll be honest, I've been really unhappy with being an accountant lately. It's not the most soul satisfying of jobs for someone who is more of a creative mindset. I don't quite know how I got here except for a long string of jobs starting from temporary data entry to ever increasing levels of accounting duties. So, suffice to say as I have embarked on my adventure in starfish grabbing, it's been on my mind. I am not the "normal" accountant. I am outgoing, communicative, empathetic...my apologies to any other accountants reading this, but it's not the normal profile of a number cruncher. I actually got a job once because of the person I am, but I've lost many because of it too. I'm good at what I do, but I have really felt like lately that I need to be doing something else...however, "something else" maybe doesn't pay as well. Can I still be happy then? With potentially less money?
How do you just be happy without any other extraneous factors? I mean if it is the meaning of life and all... If I'm starting to sound like my head is swimming, it is. So, I'll do what most of you would when faced with urgent questions...I'll take to the Internet.(C'mon, admit that a day goes by that you don't "Google" something).
What do I find? There is a freaking Happiness scale! What? Don't measure me right now; I don't want to know...but really...I do think that generally I am happy. I get easily annoyed or bored with a specific facet of my life, but I think I'm generally happy. Can you be annoyed and bored and still be happy? Is it all or nothing? Or is it an average of the answers in the categories on the happiness scale inventory? Why is this all so hard? WHY CAN'T I JUST ALWAYS BE BATMAN?
I guess when you think about it, life would be satisfying for Batman because he was always himself. He was just a guy. No real superpowers; just a lot of fun toys. Instead of being a potentially becoming an uncaring high society kid with money, he really cared about those less fortunate. He did his all he could to instill a sense of justice in a dark world and be the best human he can possibly be. Maybe knowing you do the best you possibly can for others and this world makes you satisfied with tour life. Maybe that thought makes you, well, happy...
...I may not ultimately know the secret to continuous happiness, but I do know, in this life, you should always be Batman...
Happy Fishing!
--Red
So what do you think? What does it mean to be happy and how do you achieve happiness? Tell me in the comments below
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