As I like to think about life, I always was wondering what makes a good life? and what kind of life I wanted to have lived when I look back at it and can say “Wow, I had a good ride and wouldn’t change a thing!”.
So thinking about that I came to a clear conclusion that the main thing I want to be known as and want to remember is happiness.
Why happiness?
Over the last 20-34 years I have seen a lot of sad people but also a lot of happy people and normally I ask myself what is it that does make some people most of the time happy and how can I avoid being sad.
First of all I realised that happiness does not depend on material values (such as houses, cars, money etc), it depends on immaterial values – such as family, friends and a very good portion of humour.
So at some point I decided that I want to be a happy person, someone who brings joy to my own life and especially joy to the life of others – nothing is better than a good laugh and nothing is more valuable then a smile that comes straight from the heart.
Secondly, I learned that sadness is often a product of disappointment or of wrong expectations. So I still believe you should always aim high in life, but you should not become totally unrealistic.
So far in my, I consider myself very lucky to have my family supporting me, my friends valuing the friendship to me and that i have been offered so many opportunities that other people probably didn’t had – such as (almost) free education, chances to travel and to visit other countries and cultures, good health support and that I was and I am able to bring a smiles to faces of others.
At the end – that’s all what counts … right?
DaTri 