Why Are We Not Happy?

Everyone tells me that I'm an incredibly lucky person.
And I'm aware of that.

But, what causes me to lapse into FOUL FOUL FOUL moods as if the world is out to get me? I bet most people have this emo problem too!
Would you put the blame on...

1. God lah 2. Those idiotic people 3. My Bad Luck 4. My attitude

Which is your guess?
Actually.. the answer is.... ATTITUDE!Okay.. I can hear your protests.

In our daily lives, we work hard and we strive to reach our goals. We earn money to survive and to splurge a little on materialistic stuff. If you trace down to the roots of wHY you strive, it's actually to be happy. :)

I always think that "if i can get this, heck i'll be contented for the rest of my life" But no... after i have achieved that, i'd fall back into the same trap and want to claim another gain. So as we tumble along this cycle, we're unaware of the fleeting time nibbling away the wick of our lives.

The main reason we feel unhappy is because...
1. We think that there should be a reason for us to be happy.
2. We always measure if IT is worthy enough to be happy about.

But actually..
1. The choice to be happy is ours :)
2. Why does failure=sad, and success=happiness? Can't we change it to failure/success=happiness?

Okay.. the key to the lock!
The main INGREDIENT to being happy is CONTENTMENT. Now, don't misinterpret me.

CONTENTMENT=
1.Always be grateful for what you have. When you think you have less than others, remember that there are many people behind your standards.
2.Feel good after you have tried your best.
3.Value the working experience. it's never a waste even if you fail.
4.Not biting more than you can chew.

CONTENTMENT IS NOT=
1.The "why work hard? i oredy can survive-lah" attitude.
2.An excuse to slack
3.A negative attitude
4.Not reaching for the better

To scoop it all in a nutshell. We're unhappy because we differentiate too much on we should be pleased about and measure each gain and loss with extreme pettiness.
Being happy is a beautiful feeling, which requires no reason nor cause. So why not grin and make your day?

I know it's hard. Take me as an example, i always wake up with a fat frown pasted on my face, worrying if i'll do well enough today. As you all know i suffer from SK Syndrome (super kiasu syndrome).
Oh yeah...

WORRY=NO USE
Because:
1. Worrying does not solve problems.
2. Worrying distracts your mind to solve problems.

Ahem. So as you can see , i'm quite a foolish person.

THATS WHY i'm sharing this post with you. So we all can be happy :)

CHEERS!