Pursuit of Happiness

​"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase in the United States Declaration of Independence. The word (pursuit) is defined as the action of following something or someone. It is noteworthy that it does not suggest a guarantee you will capture happiness. 

However, I am here to tell you that happiness does not have to be elusive, it is obtainable, and we do not have to pursue it much like a dog would chase its tail until it exhausts itself and then it flops down with resignation. 

Happiness will come to you only if done with the right motive, you will realize it, we cannot afford to be selfishly committed.

The concept is quite simple, the key is "genuinely" giving of yourself professionally without obligation, in parenthood, marriage and otherwise, in other words, generosity begets generosity, and you will be fulfilled, a state of contentment.

 

A 19th century philosopher captured it beautifully,

"Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder" — Henry David Thoreau, born in 1817 in Massachusetts.