Taking English W131 has caused me to contemplate many things that I otherwise would have never even begun to think about. Throughout this course I have revisited the idea of what happiness and home are to me. At the beginning of the semester, I thought happiness was the result of achieving what you have set out to do. It was being where you want to be at that specific point in your life. It was finding contentment and satisfaction. Since the beginning of the semester my views on happiness have changed a little. I have discovered that happiness is more than just a feeling that comes and goes through little things that happen here or there. It is an overall feeling that is indescribable. There is no way to describe happiness without using the word “happiness.” In my “Definition of Happiness Revised” posting I had a person in our class comment on it. She agreed with me on two things. First, that relationships are a great source of happiness and are responsible for much of the happiness that we have in our lives. Second, that more does not equal better. I had said that I feel very fortunate to have the resources that I do. But the possessions that I have do not lead me to happiness it is the fact that I have a wonderful family and great people surrounding me in my life. I have also thought a lot about what home is to me this semester. Home is where I feel secure and where the people that I care about are. I could be at home out in the forest if I had my family with me. I would not consider a house my home if I could not relax or feel safe there. It is important to me to get a place where I can start a family and feel safe. Only then will I be able to feel at home.
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