Happiness

Life is never easy. But it does become a bit easier if you adopt a policy of live and live. One cannot be bothered about all the stuff going around the world, since we cannot change everything to suit our needs and desires. One must be self satisfied in order to have a more fulfilling life. Otherwise, we shall be nothing but empty shell inside, so full of dissatisfaction, and is always so meaningless.
But one question popped into my mind in regard to this. Are you always trying to make the other person happy, irrespective of your own happiness? I guess in one sense it good that if people around us are happy means then we will be also happy usually. I try to make them feel happy and make others smile just not for satisfying them, but because it gives me inner satisfaction. There are people who take their happiness from making others happy. I cannot fully slot myself into this category, but I enjoy brightening someone's day and making them smile or laugh whenever I can. It's good and positive quality and at times it is good to make others happy, but never at the expense of your own happiness. One must remember that it's a hard and difficult job since you really can't really please everybody. I guess this is one of the reasons why I've been trying to live my life on my own terms and to do what I want to be and if there's a way possible while living my own life and on my own terms can make others happy, is a plus point for me.

On an ending note, I would like to say that happiness is a very contagious thing. I personally feel that if you are happy within yourself then you are always surrounded by happier people. So instead of going out of my way in making others happy, I prefer to have positive outlook and have a happier inner self and I really do believe that all those who come to me also become happier since I do not impose myself nor try to make them happy. I really do not think it is not worth the trouble when you end up doling out everything to others and on the other side you notice that it is you who is ending up suffering and you have not gained anything. So, set limits for yourself when how to make others happy. But, some people feel good when they do good things for others so if he/she is happy that way it is fine I guess.