When I grow up, I want to be Happy

"I don't know what I want to do when I grow up. 

But I know I want to be. 

I want to be HAPPY".

It is eye opening, especially hearing those words coming out from 13 year-old boy, Logan Laplante. He was taken out of regular school and put to home schooling when he was 9 years old. Have you ever thought about it that way?! I never even thought about the difference between, what I want to do and what I wanted to be when I was his age.

Throughout our lives, what we want to do change. But ultimately I think what we want to be will always be the same. We want to be HAPPY, just like Logan said. People say they want to be rich, famous, or successful because in their mind, that's what'll bring them happiness. They think all the money and fame are the key elements to their happiness. But the truth is that's not the case. Obtaining those statues won't guarantee you happiness. Do you think that's true?! Do you think all the famous people or rich people in the world are happy?! Or do you think people who don't have those money or fame, like most of us,  are not happy? I don't think so. The key elements to the happiness is your mind-set. It's a choice and a lifestyle. It's an approach towards the life. It is a mentality. It's a perspective of how you see the world. Do you focus on what you have or what you don't have? Happiness is not something made of or consist by some essence. It's not a equation. There's no rule. There's no definition. The only thing that'll guarantee you happiness is LOVE.

We always hear famous people dying such an early age due to overdose of drug or committing suicide. We hear famous people "acting out". They probably had money, obviously fame, and success. They had what most people want. So why!? There's no answer for that since they are not here to answer. But my guess is that those elements didn't bring them happiness.

Everybody wants to be happy. There's no doubt about it. I think it's because we're so focused on what we're lacking. Because we "want" to be happy, instead of just be happy.

You might not be where you want to be, but you're not where you could have been. 
-Carl Lentz-

I think a lot of us don't know that we have the power to just be happy for no reason. We don't have to have a reason to be happy. We don't need anything to be happy. We can just be happy. I think it's time for us to realize that we have that power and choice. And spread that to people around you.

Love,