Fleeting Moments

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. ~ Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

Life is tough, but there are some really great moments. We shouldn't live for them. However, we can certainly remember them. Letting them take us through the darker, or less fortunate moments in our lives.

It's really nice to be happy and smiley, it doesn't always happen all the time. More so as you cannot fake a good time or happiness. It has to be real or nothing. Joy on the other hand is another matter. Nevertheless, sure you can plan ahead and put on smile, but it won't necessarily assure the results your looking for or desiring. It's a bit like how you can prepare a fishing line, and hope to catch something, but ultimately, if the fish don't come, they don't come.

With that in mind, take happy moments, they don't last for ever. Enjoy them as they come, and let them live forever. Although, people are having it tough, there is really nothing wrong with having a good time. One should not fear, unless, you have not done your part. If you haven't done your part, enjoy this moment now, and than do your part.

Furthermore, as mentioned before, there are others who don't have it as well, but you being miserable on their behalf, is definitely not going to do them any good. Rather it would be counter productive, because we are most efficient when we are happy and hale. Being the former will ensure the latter and itself. So by being happy, you are most likely to do something for them, rather than being miserable where the only person who needs help is yourself. 

It can be disquieting to see people happy while you are gloomy, but you should really let people enjoy those moments. Yes, it may see that their happiness is out of place or inappropriate, when sometimes the world is burning or yours is. However, their happiness is only for a moment, life is fickle, those that laugh today may cry tomorrow, and those that weep today, may rejoice tomorrow.

At the end of day, sometimes we need to kick ourselves to have a good time, it can be hard at first, and sometimes it won't always work, but you would be surprised how things works. Lastly, while we have responsibilities and we should never do anything rash, sometimes, it's really just a case of: eat be merry, for tomorrow we may die.