If you want to be happy for the rest of your life...

We may feel sometimes that we don't have the best life, or compared to others, that our life is not that rosy but the reality is that we are not entitled to have a good life, because of our birth right, our parents station in  life or the colour of our skin.  We cannot demand that we are to be revered, or held in high esteem simply because of a family name or a job that we may have been entrusted with.  No matter who were are, we need to earn the right to be successful, or famous, or a mentor, or leader. However we do have the right to be happy and even though our life may not seem perfect by any stretch and though there are times when all about us feels like it is conspiring to work against us, the possibility still exists to lead a happy life.  We need to make sure that we seek the things that make us happy and go after those things with everything we have.  Many of these things can be found in very basic areas of life and this is why celebrities and people in positions in leadership often fall short, because they loose sight of the very basic things in front of them and choose to make everything a media statement or sham, purposed to satisfy the expectation of the media and general public, instead of holding onto the simple truths that exist.  Relationships are precious and should be nurtured and those that are important should not be taken for granted.  Take our president who is supposed to have a relationship with the people of this country but yet he chooses constantly to disrespect the people with stupid statements and actions which are unacceptable.  Hence he has no chance of making an impact and I am pretty sure that one day he will realise that he strayed far from making the people happy and serving them well, because he thinks entirely abut himself.   Celebrities are famous for this and so too many people in positions in business.  That is fine and good, but such behaviour makes them stray far from happiness.  I reckon there is only a few things in life that make us truly happy and if we can identify them and spend time with them and putting our best time into them, then the reward will be far more lasting and significant than a fake smile or a cold attitude. To actually lead a happy life is far more important than what the world's perspective is of how they see our happiness.