I detached myself from the endless streams of students not to long ago today and bathed in the sun, shirtless
, reminiscing on thoughts. Issue of Peace vs. Happiness arose.Here's my statement(s):
People strive to be happy or happier in this journey, or more so in life; everyone vaguely speaking seeks pleasure (happiness) and not pain.
For example, myself in the beginning, had desires to be happier. What I realized today not to long ago shook me up.
This is in my own opinion and what I see fit for me. What I strived for in the beginning was happiness, but a few layers deeper what I seeked and pursued was PEACE. Peace with oneself to be more specific. I believed I wanted to be happier, but the happiness was a front to feel at peace with oneself. When you're "happy" (whatever that means for you) you feel at peace with yourself. Happiness lays space for inner peace and so does the contrary. The ONLY thing different between the two is: Happiness is ever fleeting, while PEACE with oneself is a choice you make and work to acquire for oneself.
When the choice is made for inner peace a space is opened up which ALLOWS more "happiness to come through". While if you work on acquiring happiness (sex, drugs, sports, music, etc) you'll always be chasing it.
To wrap it up I feel I thought I desired happiness, but on a deeper level I really desired inner peace with myself.
To look in the mirror and feel nothing but unconditional love (NOT love for yourself because you fuck bad bitches, or make hella money. Love in the essence that you can't even describe it in words type.) for the spirit and flesh you see is one of the greatest successes/accomplishments in my book. And one I am in the midst of.
Let me know, as you fellas always do
, what your thoughts are on my statement(s).
