Fool's gold

     Be grateful for the friends you have, be thankful to your family that helps you out in all situations. Be comfortable with the body you have, be calm with the weather outside as it is weaving another pleasant experience for you in this world. Do not fight the situations that you cannot ever change.
    
     Be happy for there are multitude ways to be unhappy. There are an awful lot of situations that will fill you with disappointment. For some reason, unhappiness lingers while joy fades like a rainbow. Like Edison quoted, when he found the right metal for his bulb: "I found 999 ways of not making a bulb", our life is filled with many more than 999 ways to sadness.

     Finding happiness and peace of mind has always proven to be a mirage. In fact, the quest for it has driven some people out their homes, leaving behind their possessions to find the answers. It is more unlikely than likely that most of us will ever bump into an answer.

     Life is like sailing a ship in an endless ocean with the sails catching the winds of emotions. Left loose our emotions will lead us, better, drag us in directions without us knowing where we are going. Just because the air is windy does not mean you set the sails high. While the answer to this is to not moor your ship in the middle of nowhere, it is not letting loose the sails all the time. Remember, the entire ship is yours. Set the sails free only when the wind is in the right direction, and most importantly, take control of your rudder.

     There will be choppy waters. There will be obstacles. But unless you understand these obstacles are the doors to continued joy, happiness will elude you. Had it been as simple as to walk through all the doors, there would have been no doors at all. Do not sit down thinking about how troubling it is unlock every door. Think about the joy of finding the right combination and move forward to achieve it, for an empty mind is a devil's workshop.
    
     The devil here is no mythological hideous creature with horns, sharp teeth, red eyes and a lust for blood. But it is the devil that will make you feel depressed. It is the dweller of nothingness. Do nothing and it will start to consume you. It will make you leave your ship and plunge into water. Do not ignore the help of others who throw the buoy at you, as they mean nothing more than help. They may not mean to get you aboard their ship, but help get you on yours. Do not turn away your well-wishers for their may be someone who might want to get aboard your ship. For their will be someone who will appreciate the beauty of your ship.

     The jewels of happiness are littered all around us. Lust them, want them, but do not fall for them. They might appear to be right in front of us, but be careful because there might be a strong current lying in your way that could wreck your ship. Test the waters, think if you can make it or can afford to take the risk. Talk to others to find if it is worth the trouble.

     And most important of all, do not worry. You will fall in water, you will sail uncontrollably at times, the jewels will elude you. But never let loose, for no one knows which direction to go, but you will more often than not, know where not to go. May be happiness just lies in sailing smoothly, helping the fallen and accepting the help, and taking a break at times. Not all jewels are meant to be had.