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About Happiness

Once upon a time, while browsing through a social media website, I read a quote which went something like this. You are responsible for your own happiness. I laughed at it, the way I did for most of the other so called inspirational quotes, and went on scrolling like any other day. It wasn’t until a few days ago that I understood the magnitude of this quote. Just seven little words, strung together to form a sentence so deep, so under appreciated, that someone who hasn't known real sadness, as well as real bliss, can never actually understand what this represents. More often than not, I've noticed, people try too hard to find happiness. And while doing so, the biggest mistake they tend to make is that they try to find happiness in other people, in others’ company. I myself have been guilty of the same. I've tried real hard to find happiness in others, for too long. Some recent series of events have made me learn the most important lesson of my life so far: I...