Happiness is a Choice
We never know what life has in store for us and what is just around the corner. It is perhaps the element of mystery that adds to the beauty of living. Each person makes different choices in life. These choices tend to correspond to our personal needs, goals and tastes. Like the many choices we make in life, we can also choose happiness. While happiness is a very subjective term i.e. it means different things to different people. Some associate with a flourishing career, some with happy and meaningful relationships, some with material possession and some with spiritual; growth.
In this hustle bustle life, whatever path we choose to pursue for our happiness, we need to pave it on our own. The path opted for by one individual may be completely rejected by the other. We all make our choices according to the circumstances we face in our life. One choice could be different from the other. For instance, one person could be content with their less salary or happy with their work schedule, their productive working hours are their happiness, whereas there are many individuals who are happy with their hefty salaries but their work life is very monotonous and they are stressed about it, but they find their happiness in the money. Our choices both personal and professional define the levels of happiness we invite into our lives.
Today, I would love to share my own experience and the choices I have made in my life. Since my college days I found myself drawn to the subject of humanity and society welfare. I realized that working for the welfare of others leaves me happy and fulfilled. We all have one life and chance so we all need to make our choices wisely. When I informed my family about my career choice they declined it straight away. They wanted me to take up a conventional job. But I did the opposite, I always wanted to work for the society and I stuck to my decision, this choice continues to give me happiness. My parents still try to convince me to apply for a government job just for the sake of their happiness; again this term is very contradictory. Here my happiness was in working for others, whereas my parent's happiness was in work for those who are accepted by the society. Why is working in the social sector so underrated? Eventually those who belong to the social sector wonder why they are any less than warriors? They are also working for those who are neglected by the society and they are working for their upliftment. Why is their happiness questioned? And their career choices are not taken seriously?
I am working as a youth coordinator and my work satisfaction is my happiness which has been certainly questioned by many. Handling 500 individuals from different backgrounds and seeing a vision of the better place to be to live in is my happiness. And I am okay with the fact that my idea of happiness doesn't resonate with many people my age. My happiness depends on the choices I have made in my life. Others' happiness depends on the interest they have developed in their life. None is lesser than anyone. Every individual has their own entity, own experiences, their choices reflect on that. Happiness is our own choice.
