just as long as it makes you happy

happy. be happy. keep happy. stay happy. we all wish happines to each other. but it has been said that only fools are always happy. and then, again, what's happy anyways? what does happiness consist on?
well, i believe i've had my fair share of good moments. i have met some great people. i've seen cool things all around. so shouldn't i be considered happy? i mean, i have al bases covered. i have what it takes to be happy. but we're not happy all the time, of course. i think some part os happiness resides in pain, failure, and disapointments. happy is a state of mind; if you believe you're happy, then you are. and maybe some people just have a hard time facing the truth: they are happy.
we all find some pleasure in pain, in pitty. ever noticed how people tend to compete even if it is for "the one who suffers most"? so, yeah, some people won't ever be happy because they are just afraid of facing happiness. and some people have everything to be happy, but feel that something is just missing. and they are, indeed, happy. but for a while. they don't consider themselves "happy people" because they are aware of the fact that they are not happy 24/7.
and maybe the best they can do is just be grateful, for everything they have that makes them feel like they are happy (even though they know it's not 100%), and even be grateful for the eventual pain that makes them see how good the other moments are.
so maybe that's it: maybe we shouldn't aim for happy as much as for grateful. from now on, focus on grateful. look around. do you have reasons to be happy? then you should be grateful for them. when you're happy, and when you're not. be grateful.