A Desperation For Happiness

Every human

Is on a desperate search for happiness

Every minute of the day.

 

It is understandable.

Why would he not want such a thing.

 

The trouble is not

That he searches.

 

The trouble lies

In finding it.

 

Where will he find it.

 

He will search for it in relationship.

But relationships shift from sweet to sour

A hundred times a week.

How can he find it there?

 

He will search for it in success.

But success is a climb that never ends.

How can he find it there?

 

He will search for it in money.

But money either comes and goes,

Or it stays.

If it comes and goes,

It creates anxiety.

If it stays

It tends to engender mistrust and conflict.

How can he find it there?

 

He will search for it in religion.

But when he prays to God

God never shows his face.

Or whispers a word.

How can he find it there?

 

He may search for it in the smile of a stranger passing by.

But once the stranger has passed by

The happiness has as well.

How can he find it there?

 

He may search for it within.

After all, this is what he has forever been told.

But when he looks within, he sees only anxiety and uncertainty.

How can he find it there?

 

He may search for it in meditation.

When he sits for meditation,

It may often make him more uneasy.

If it gives him peace,

Then the suffering will patiently wait for him to open his eyes.

How can he find it there?

 

It is not that he should not search for it.

It is not that he should abandon the concept.

 

Where will he find it?

Either in the world.

Or in himself.

 

He has visited all of these places

Thousands of times throughout his life.

And he has never found it.

 

His desperation for happiness

Is understandable.

 

But where will he look next?

Where will he find it?

 

Where?

 

Namaste.