Two Things That We Want Most

As human we want to find happiness and to find meaning

Happiness is often thought of as a frivolous word

As in don’t worry, be happy meaning blissfully unaware

We may think of happiness as a temporary state of feeling good

Brought on by pleasure such as good food and sex

By finding happiness

I mean every human being wants

To experience joy and a deep sense contentment

We want to know that we have lived fully

And experience what it means to be a human being

Happiness is about the moments of our lives

Meaning is about our sense of connection

Perhaps it we were not mortals

Happiness would be enough

Causes us to want to be connected

To know that it matters that we were here

Many of us stumble

Through the journey of living

Learning as we go eventually

Discovering what matters

Often we discover wisdom when we are old

When most of our life is behind us

When it is too late to act on what we have learned

What if we could discover the secret of a happy & meaningful life before we are old?

I do not believe we have to wait

Until we are old to become wise

It seems to me that the secrets of life are all around us

Witnessed in the lives of others, those who

Have found that we seek