After the Happiness
Write Club Prompt #62
To live happily. I haven’t thought about the meaning behind that phrase in a long time. My childish self thought it meant to live with no problems, no homework, no chores. But that is a bit naive. There will always be problems. Something always needs to get done and people always need some goal for the future. Something to work on.
Now when I think about living happily I think it means living with the confidence that no matter what problems my come along you know you can handle them. Even with the recent inflation I never stop to check prices when I am out food shopping. To me that is a big part of living happily. I’m never in fear of want.
More to it’s core, how does one live happily in a world where the only guarantee is death? Just today I was at the wake for a gentleman who should have been living happily. However, the world had other plans for him. For his family, who also deserve nothing but happiness, where does the sudden lose of a loved one leave them? I hope and pray they again find happiness in this world.
What does it mean to live happily ever after? I think that was always just a way to tell children that the story is over and nothing interesting happened again so don’t ask and go to bed. Of course no movie characters live happily ever after anymore. There will always be a sequel or remake.
When will I live happily ever after? Only when my story ends