Does happiness exist?
This question is one that I often ponder on.
Buddhism believes that yes, it does exist but just like any other emotion, it is impermanent and although Ive grown fond of this idea I cant help but over analyse and consider other possibilities.
Is happiness a figment of our imagination?
Like religion, people turn to ‘heaven to comfort them from fears of inevitable oblivion. Do we turn to ‘happiness to comfort us from fears of eternal sadness?
Do we mistake moments of satisfaction for happiness because we know no better than to make assumptions?
Maybe it does exist, maybe those moments arent satisfaction but are true happiness, but because humans are natural idealists, we make-believe traditional happiness to avoid disappointment.
I dont know but what I do know is that telling someone that happiness is not real is like telling a child that neither is Santa.
Were all naive and I think thats okay. Maybe our ignorance is our ‘happiness.