Happiness is that exquisite
feeling that brings a smile to your face. In this life which is always full of
stress and deadlines I always like to search for opportunities that would make
me smile. Thinking of the things that make me happy and bring an instant and
genuine small to my face I could think of a long list of things however if I
were to prioritize then I would say when
my immediate and extended family gets together it creates magic. With
grandfather, my loving grandmother, my uncle and aunt. Our home fills with cacophony
of sounds. To an outsider it may appear as chaos however to me these are
familiar sounds of being together,of caring and sharing. Running around the
house playing pranks, and pulling legs. These is so much happening. Every day
and every moment that we spend together is like a festival. Its celebration of
togetherness and that of being alive. Normally we all live separately and go
about our lives but on weekends, holidays and festivals we get together.
Sometimes we go out together to a fair that may be nearby. On other occasions we
all get together cook and pack lunch in baskets and go out for picnics.Then we
would spread bedsheets under trees and eat a lavish spread that we have brought
from home. Sharing our food and spending this quality time brings a smile to my
face. Then playing cricket with my grandfather and when he bowl me out, my
insisting that I am not out and he letting me lovingly bat on while we both
know that I had got out makes me smile as I feel so loved and pampered by him. I
feel the most valued moments are the
ones spent with the people you love. Like going to the market with my
grandfather makes me very happy as I enjoy his companionship. Then sitting
together with my grandmother as she reads out jokes from the daily news paper
or when I put my head on my mother’s lap and she gently caresses my face with her
soft hands or runs her fingers through my hair all bring immense joy and make me smile. Looking at the list of things I
wonder that how such little things can make me smile but this is happiness and
it expresses itself in the form of that a smile. I find that buying expensive or material things
only makes you feel good for a moment. However the feeling of happiness and a
smile that follows is like the touch of that butterfly that flutters around you
and when you hold it some of its color comes on to your finger before it flies
off . The feeling of happiness is similar for me. I feel happy and smile when I
am able to do things for my family and bring a smile to their faces. This
inadvertently brings a smile to my face as well.
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