Don't Worry, Be Happy!

Here's a wonderful article on happiness. Many things the author says, like the unconditional happiness enjoyed by children and the sacrifice of happiness by adults "in pursuit of the bigger and the better", ring so true. It is ironic that we pursue the bigger and the better to be happier but the same pursuit turns out to be so stressful that is eats into our present happiness! There are no easy answers to that one. But not to let small but precious moments slip away in the midst of this pursuit, is good advice. Though the article gets a little feminist towards the end, it does a good job of defining a very vague but elusive emotion. Now I gotta go and get a hug from my daughter!

The article also got me remembering Bobby McFerrin's feel-good number Don't Worry, Be Happy. Its simple, down-to-earth lyrics always manage to cheer me up. In stressful times like these, it deserves to be our national anthem. Keep smiling...