Category: Ponderings

This reminds me of another quote that I read about how happiness is like a butterfly when pursued it is always beyond your grasp but if you sit still it will enlighten upon you. It was shared to me from someone I knew in the past a long time ago.

Funny thing is in the image he is sitting still but instead of a butterfly, it is a frog that is paying him a visit. I had chosen a meditating frog for the icon of this site.

Another quote similar is, “There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.”

I have noticed that sometimes if you try too hard for something you really miss the point on what you are trying to achieve in the first place. You put the end as a goal by putting conditions on it such as, “I won’t be happy until this or that happens.” when you could have it all along.

This quote reminds me of the John Lennon quote elsewhere on this website. While his quote (disputed whether or not he really said it) talked about the importance of happiness this one gives an enlightened view on how you look at things to bring about that happiness.

I feel that this quote could be deeper. It almost makes you feel that you will be happier if you settle for what you have and I would prefer to look at it in the light of expressing gratitude and seeing the joy for what you have instead of ‘making the best of it’.