A need, a hope, a wish, a dream.. and happiness :)

My idea of a fulfilling life is a lookback which brings a smile to my face.

So happiness it is. Happiness quotient shall determine whether I have lived my purpose..

And now what determines happiness? Fulfilment of my needs, wants, wishes or dreams?

It starts with a wish.. a want or may be a need. Survival necessitates a few mandatory things.. those are your needs. I have needs without which survival seems to be a task. There are times when your wants and their fulfilment are in doubt. At such juncture your wants, wishes and dreams take a back seat. Fighting the odds of life requires you to be courageous. Bravery on the other hand will add to the thrill quotient in your life. Infact fulfilment of your wants itself qualifies for an achievement giving rise to contentment and fulfilment. So basically the goal of happiness is achieved. You see many beggars living off the street off the streets. Their basic necessities of life are most often compromised. However with courage they ready themselves to live their lives with whatsoever they have on hand. This act of being able to fend off the harsh realities of lives gives them an opportunity to be happy. And this somewhere reflects the irony of life. The beauty of a positive emotion is enhanced when it is derived from negative circumstances.

Also, we are wired in a way that we consciously or sub consciously believe that we exists for a purpose. Each one of us believes that we are better than the rest and that somewhere we are meant to save the world. Any action which makes us change or alter any realty or fact according to our wants gives us a sense of happiness and achievement. As long as you are enacting your purpose, it is going to give rise to the same feeling. But then that purpose might be to fulfil your needs, wishes or may be your dreams. It is all the same in the end. We may take different paths but our destination remains the same. The only difference being that for some, the wants are already fullfilled so we attach our happiness to wishes. For some who have been able to fulfil their wishes, attach their happiness to their dreams. It is a question of correlation. Needs, wants, wishes and dreams are not absolute. What might be my needs may be somebody else's wish and may be some ones dream.

Your happiness is undeniably linked with this correlation. This shows that everyone has needs, wants, wishes and dreams- some fulfilled and some unfulfilled. But Happiness is not an outcome, rather it’s a choice. It is matter to choice as to whether or not you link your happiness with your needs, wants, wishes or dreams.

So choose your Happiness and choose to live :)